Drobo 12 Bay 12TB SAN - For Business, 6 x 2TB SAS Drives, 3.5 Form Factor Drives, 3U Rackmount, Supports Up To 24 Servers, BeyondRAID Technology

The Drobo model B1200i combines the most advanced storage technology with Drobo ease-of-use and affordability. Designed for business applications such as VMware, Microsoft Exchange, and backup, the Drobo B1200i offers another fundamental breakthrough with Automated Data-Aware Tiering technology. This innovation enables Drobo to automatically optimize performance over a mix of SAS and SSD drives within a single chassis. Performance levels adapt to your workloads in real time (no knobs, no tuning, no waiting), making it truly application-driven, not admin-driven! The Drobo B1200i also includes 12-bay SAN (iSCSI-attached) capabilities for up to 24TB, with dual redundant power and other hardware redundancy, patented BeyondRAID technology for the world's most automated data protection, as well as thin provisioning and thin reclamation capabilities to optimize your capacity and expandability needs.

Specifications

General
   Device Type:  Hard drive array
   Enclosure Type:  Rack-mountable - 3U
   Width:  17.2 in
   Depth:  21.9 in
   Height:  5.2 in
   Weight:  47 lbs

Cabinet (Chassis)
   Installed Devices / Modules Qty:  6
   Supported Devices / Modules Qty:  12
   Supported Drives:  Serial ATA-300 / SAS

Storage
   Total Array Capacity:  12 TB
   HDD Array External Interface:  Gigabit Ethernet
   Host Channels:  3
   Maximum LUNs:  255

Storage Controller
   Type:  Serial Attached SCSI - integrated ( Gigabit Ethernet )
   Channel Qty:  12
   Controller Interface Type:  Serial ATA-300 / SAS
   Data Transfer Rate:  300 MBps
   Max Storage Devices Qty:  12

Hard Drive
   Type:  Hot-swap - plug-in module
   Capacity:  6 x 2 TB
   Interface Type:  Serial Attached SCSI
   Spindle Speed:  7200 rpm

Expansion / Connectivity
   Expansion Bays:  12 (total) / 6 (free) x hot-swap - 3.5"
   Interfaces:  3 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 ¦ 1 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T ( management ) - RJ-45

System Requirements
   OS Required:  Microsoft Windows Vista (32/64 bits) SP1, Apple MacOS X 10.5.8 or later, Microsoft Windows 7 (32/64 bits) SP1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition SP1, Apple MacOS X Server 10.5.8 or later, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 (32/64-bits) SP1, Microsoft Windows XP (32/64 bits) SP1

Miscellaneous
   Software Included:  Drobo Dashboard

Power
   Power Device:  2 x power supply - hot-plug - plug-in module
   Max Supported Qty:  2
   Power Redundancy:  Yes
   Power Redundancy Scheme:  1+1