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EVO 8 Bay (2U)

High performance, affordable shared storage!
Product Highlights
  • EVO OS on a 64-bit, multi-core CPU, 2U storage server
  • 8 x SATA/SAS drive bays
  • Unlimited licenses of EVO suite (ShareBrowser MAM, Nomad remote tools, Slingshot)
  • 650W Redundant Power Supply

  • Overview

With this EVO, you can:
  • Add up to eight drives (HDD or SSD) in EVO Base
  • Add an EVO Expansion Unit for a total of 336TB per node
  • Increase Ethernet ports for a total of 18 GbE ports
  • Add multiple 10/25/50/100Gb Ethernet ports


A fully configured EVO 8 Bay system expands to a total of 24 disks and up to 18 clients without an Ethernet switch.

Base Chassis Physical and Electrical
  • 64-bit, multi-core CPU, 2U storage server
  • Power Requirement: 100-240VAC 47-63Hz (auto switching)
  • Power Supply: 650W Redundant (2 650W modules)
  • Maximum Load: 9-4A
  • Operational environment: 40 to 72°F (5 to 22°C)
  • Thermal: ~785 BTU/hr
  • Physical dimensions: Length 28.5″ (32″ w/ cables) x Width 17″ x Height 3.625″
  • Shipping dimensions: Length 37″ x Width 24″ x Height 13″ (90lbs loaded)
  • Height Requirements: 2U
  • SPL: Base chassis with 8 disk drives, at idle, < 60db SPL @ 1m, A-weighted


Rack Requirements
  • EIA-310 rack, 4-post with front and rear rails
  • Included Mounting rails
    • 0.625″ pitch, round hole (square hole compatible)
    • Inner-rail to inner-rail depth: 25.75″ to 32.25″ (65.4cm – 81.9cm)
    • Rear-rail mount can be flipped to fit a minimum depth of 18.5″, with 7.25″ of rail overhang.


Expansion Chassis Physical and Electrical
  • Power Requirement: 100-240VAC 50-60Hz (auto switching)
  • Power Supply: 720W Redundant (2 720W modules)
  • Maximum Load: 10-5A
  • Operational environment: 40 to 72°F (5 to 22°C)
  • Thermal: ~785 BTU/hr
  • Physical dimensions: Length 24.25″ (27.75″ w/ cables) x Width 17″ x Height 5.25″ (19″ rack)
  • Shipping dimensions: Length 32.5″ x Width 23″ x Height 12″ (100lbs loaded)
  • Height Requirements: 3U


Connectivity and Expansion
  • Included ShareBrowser, Nomad, Slingshot: Unlimited
  • Included GbE Ports: 2
  • Maximum GbE Ports: 18
  • Maximum 10GbE Base-T Ports: 4
  • Maximum 10GbE Optical Ports: 4
  • Maximum 25GbE Optical Ports: 4
  • Maximum 50GbE Optical Ports: 2
  • Maximum 100GbE Optical Ports: 1
  • Maximum SATA or SAS Disks (base unit): 8
  • Maximum Disks per System: 24


Supported RAID Levels
  • RAID Levels: 5 and 6


Available Drives
  • SSD: ~1TB, ~2TB, ~4TB, ~8TB (Enterprise-class RAID-edition 6Gbps SATA)
  • HDD: 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 10TB, 12TB, 14TB (Enterprise-class RAID-edition 6Gbps SATA)
  • 12Gbps SAS drives also available