SASBeast SAS RAID Array

Mix and match SAS and SATA drives to get both high performance and high capacity in a single box. 42 drives in only 4U.

Why Buy?

Blazing SAS IOPS and read/write performance
Enterprise-class: hot swappable, redundant and RAID level support
"Green Machine": delivers up to 87% energy savings. Download free white paper: "Guide to Green Storage" [PDF]
3-year warranty/tech support included FREE
Now Available! Add Nexsan's new 60-bay expansion chassis! Contact us today for details and pricing.

Datasheet: SASBeast [PDF]
Datasheet: E60X 60-bay expansion chassis [PDF]
White paper: Guide to Green Storage - Make an Ecological Difference [PDF]

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High density unit features 42 drive bays and capacity up to 25.2TB of SAS storage in only 4U of rack space. Need higher capacity SATA-only storage? Try the 42TB or 84TB SATABeast. Need less capacity? Try the 4.2TB SASBoy.
Maximizes transaction performance:
- Populate entirely with SAS drives for blazing SAS IOPS performance and read/write throughput.
- Ideal for transactional / database applications like Exchange, SQL, and Oracle.
Maximizes capacity:
- Mix SAS and SATA drives to create a tiered storage solution.
- Use the SAS storage tier for performance applications and the SATA storage tier for capacity applications.
- Add on the E60X, Nexsan's new 60-bay expansion unit, and get up to 204 additional TB in only 4U!
Utilizes Fibre Channel or iSCSI connectivity or both simultaneously.
Data protection with RAID levels 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5, and 6. Multiple RAID sets and multiple partitions per set are supported, reducing the number of required parity disks.
Failsafe 24/7 availability delivered through hot-swappable and redundant mission-critical components including dual RAID controllers (active-active failover), host connections, drives, fans and power supplies.
Greener storage delivers 60% energy savings and reduces operating costs without compromising performance. Drives can be transparently placed in an idle state, with configurable access speeds and energy saving levels. Find out more in our white paper- Guide to Green Storage - Make an Ecological Difference [PDF].
Connect to any operating system, no drivers needed.
Automatic three year warranty includes advanced replacement and 24x7 support.
Simple web-enabled management provides system configuration and event and component monitoring from any standard web browser, and supports email and phone home alerts.
Manage multiple arrays remotely from a single GUI.
System settings stored in non-volatile flash memory in case of accidental power loss.
Interested in virtualizing and/or consolidating your storage? Check out Nexsan's high availability iSeries iSCSI SAN.

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SASBeast SAS RAID Array

Mix and match SAS and SATA drives to get both high performance and high capacity in a single box. 42 drives in only 4U.

Why Buy?

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