Proware EP-4423D-S3S3 & EP-4423S-S3S3

4U 42 bays, SAS RAID subsystem with SAS or SATA II disk drive support with single or dual controllers

Overview

The Proware EP-4423D-S3S3 (dual controller) & EP-4423S-S3S3 (single controller) Series RAID subsystem features 3Gb SAS host performance to increase system efficiency and performance. It features high capacity expansion, with 42 hot-swappable SAS/SATA II hard disk drive bays in a 19-inch 4U rackmount unit, scaling to a maximum storage capacity in the terabyte range. The EP-4423D Series also supports dual controllers in active-active configuration which provide better fault tolerance and higher reliability of system operation.

The Proware EP-4423 series also supports a 42 bay JBOD expansion chassis.

Features

  • Supports dual controller for features redundant RAID
  • Online RAID level/stripe size migration
  • Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously
  • Online Volume Set Expansion
  • Supports multiple array enclosures per host connection
  • Supports greater than 2TB per volume set
  • Supports up to 128 LUNs
  • Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems
  • RAID ADG provides the highest level of data protection
  • Instant availability and background initialization
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Proware EP-4423D-S3S3

Specification

Model
EP-4423S/D-S3S3
RAID Controller
SAS-SAS
Controller
Single or Redundant
Host Interface
Two 4x mini SAS (3 Gb/s) / Four 4x mini SAS (3 Gb/s)
Disk Interface
SAS 3Gb or SATA II
SAS expander
4x mini SAS (3Gb/s)
Capacity
 
Direct Attached
42 Disks
Expansion
Up to 84 Disks
Processor Type
Intel IOP341 64-bit
Cache Memory
512MB~4GB / 1GB~8GB DDR-II ECC SDRAM
Battery Backup
Optional
Management Port support
Yes
Monitor Port support
Yes
RAID Features
 
RAID level
0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60 and JBOD
Array Group
Up to 128
LUNs
Up to 128
Hot Spare
Yes
Drive Roaming
Yes
Online Rebuild
Yes
Variable Stripe Size
Yes
E-mail Notification
Yes
Online capacity expansion, RAID level /stripe size migration
Yes
Online Array roaming
Yes
Online consistency check
Yes
SMTP manager and SNMP agent
Yes
Redundant Flash image
Yes
Instant availability and background initialization
Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support
Yes
MAID
Yes
Bad block auto-remapping
Yes
Enclosure
 
Platform
Rackmount
Form Factor
4U
# of Hot Swap Trays
42
Tray Lock
Yes
Disk Status Indicator
Access / Fail LED
Backplane
SAS / SATA II Single BP
# of PS/Fan Modules
1100W x 2 w/PFC
# of Fans
11
Power requirements
AC 90V ~ 254V Full Range 50Hz~60Hz
Environmental
 
Relative Humidity
10% ~ 85% Non-condensin
Operating Temperature
10°C ~ 40°C (50°F ~ 104°F)
Physical Dimension
810(L) x 482.6(W) x 176(H) mm
Weight (Without Disk)
48.5 / 50 Kg