Active Network Systems Ltd

RAIDFLEX-B6212-Hx

SAS-expandable Server Appliance with redundant power supplies, 2U with 12 x hot swap SAS / SATA 3.5" (2.5" compatible) drive bays. Scalable to a total of 96 drives when fitted with (a) single or dual redundant SAS Expander(s).

  • 3 x full height (with riser) or 7 x low profile expansion slots
  • Single internal 2.5" boot drive
  • RAIDFLEX-B6212-H0: No SAS Expander
  • RAIDFLEX-B6212-H1: Single SAS Expander
  • RAIDFLEX-B6212-H2: Dual SAS Expander
  • Two SAS expansion ports per expander
  • H1 and H2 options JBOD expandable to 96 drives
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Specification

Specifications

Materials: Heavy-duty cold-rolled steel

Finish:

- Internal / Body: Pre-plated SPGC

- External / Front: Texture-coated

Cooling: Middle - 3 x 4028mm + 2 x 80 x 32mm hot-swap fans

Power Supply: 500W 1+1 hot-swap redundant PFC

Expansion: 3xPCI slot via riser card(full height,full length) or 7xPCI slot low profile.

Drive Bay:12x3.5" hot-swap

Backplane:

- XPSA21   SAS3.0 (Single Expander)

- XPSA22   SAS3.0 (Dual Expander)

Environment

Temperature: 0°C (32°F)~50°C (122°F)

Humidity: 5%~95% non-condensing

Dimension: 482.6 x 685.8 x 88.9mm (WxDxH)

Gross Weight: 18kg

Software

Operating Systems and Application Software

Server Appliances are constructed using standard Intel architecture, and will thus run any software designed to run on these systems. Software may be designated as general purpose Operating systems (Windows, NetWare, Linux, Open Solaris etc), virtualising operating systems (VMWare, Virtual Iron etc), dedicated NAS / iSCSI operating systems (Open-E, Open Filer, OpenNAS etc) or storage virtualising software which runs on standard operating systems (Datacore, Falconstor).

The number of different combinations of software and hardware components is too large to document individually; please contact ANS with details of your required solution.

Storage Array Management Software

LSI MegaRAID PCIe SAS RAID controller HBAs are accredited for use with RAIDFLEX Open Storage Appliances, and have a dedicated storage management GUI. These controllers are suitable for internal SAS connectivity with subsequent expansion through SAS expanders, and the external ports are suitable for adding JBOD storage to "non-expandable" appliances and third party servers.


Accusys ACS-61xxxx PCIe SATA RAID controller HBAs are accredited for use with RAIDFLEX Open Storage Appliances, and have a dedicated storage management GUI. These controllers range from 4-ports to 24-ports and are suitable for non-expandable arrays where only SATA drives are required.

Resources

B6000 Downloads

RAIDFLEX B6000 Appliance Datasheet

iSCSI Interface Overview (to be added shortly)

Open Storage Appliance White Paper (to be added shortly)

Please contact ANS for Manuals, Performance Test Reports and Firmware Upgrades.

Links

iSCSI Interface Overview

NAS Overview

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