The E60X™, a member of the Flexible Storage Platform™, delivers the latest high-capacity expansion chassis, uniquely offering 60 drive bays in only 4U of rack space to give IT professionals the most storage capacity in the smallest footprint, with enterprise-classreliability and stellar ease of use. By attaching the E60X expansion chassis to Nexsan's SATABeast®, SASBeast®, E18 or E60 storage systems, organizations can achieve new levels of efficiency with the ability to add more capacity while reducing power, space and cost.
When compared to other systems, the E60X delivers three times the capacity, takes up one third of the space and–thanks to Nexsan'sAutoMAID® level 4 technology–consumes up to 85% less energy. Three self-contained active drawers contain 20 SAS/SATA disk bays in each along with tachometer-controlled push and pull fan modules. The entire drawer can be extended for easy servicing while remaining in full production. The E60X connects to the SATABeast or SASBeast via the expansion ports available on the new 8Gbit fibre channel Beast controllers.
The E60X 120TB expansion solution does not require special tools or downtime to add capacity; IT professionals need only to plug the required disk drives into any unused disk bay. In addition, the chassis is managed completely by the SASBeast, SATABeast, E18 or E60 Web-based management interface.
- Offers SATA, SAS or SSD disk combinations
- Highest density per rack inch with 60 disks in a 4U chassis
- 180TB capacity in 4U
- Three active drawers for easy servicing
- Anti-vibration design maximizes disk reliability
- AutoMAID® level 4 reduces energy consumption by 85%
- Horizontal mid-plane maximizes airflow and cooling
The E60X boasts the most revolutionary approach to extreme density management with its unique Active Drawer Technology™
Three self-contained disk drawers include 20 SAS/SATA/SSD disk drives with tachometer controlled push/pull fan modules. Specially designed cables enable continuous operation even when a drawer is momentarily pulled out to perform easy disk and fan service. Overcoming the challenges of other extreme density offerings, the E60X is safely and easily serviced by one person.
Nexsan’s exclusive AutoMAID® level 4 technology delivers up to 85% energy savings. Each disk group can easily be assigned a power savings policy with the Web-based management interface. When a disk group is not accessed for a specified time period, it can be put into a lower power-consuming state, saving up to 85% on power and cooling bills. For instance, in scientific computing applications, when workers go home, disks can be powered down. On first access, they are spun up and stay spinning. In backup to disk applications, drives can be powered down when backups are not being performed. No changes to applications or manual intervention is required to get the benefits of AutoMAID level 4
The E60X expansion chassis is connected to the Beast, E60, or E18 storage systems via state-of-the-art 6Gb SASx4 connections. There are four SASx4 connectors on the back of the E60X. The 8Gb FC Beast, E60, or E18 controllers each provide two 6Gbit SASx4 connections. Therefore, with dual controllers in the storage system, a total of four 6Gb SASx4 connections provide blazing fast data paths with no single
point of failure.
The E60X is managed entirely by the SASBeast and SATABeast NexScan® management interface. NexScan is built into the Beast controllers, alleviating the need to have a separate server or application manage the E60X. This sophisticated management utility monitors and reports the status of all E60X components and allows users to create RAID sets within the E60X drawers or even across multiple drawers. LUN mapping allows users to easily configure the massive disk capacity for dozens of servers. Included in NexScan is Tele-Guard®, Nexsan’s phonehome feature for user notification of errors or prediction of errors. Additional management software is also available to allow multiple Nexsan systems to be managed through a single interface. Management of this much capacity has never been so easy.
