Overview

The Storage Rack is constructed with heavy gauge sheet metal with dual 4" high CFM cooling fan to ensure efficient cooling. Also included is a built-in thermal management card that provides continuous temperature monitoring and over-temperature alarm as well as controlling the speed of cooling fan. Optional redundant power supply is also available for mission critical applications.

Rooms for multi-terabyte storage

Both Storage Rack and the Storage Rack DA comes with 9 standard 5 1/4" drive bays in the front. Both Storage Racks can start with as little as one drive and expand to as many as 9 standard height optical devices or 9 3.5" hard drives. When combined with the Addonics optional 3.5" Disk Array or 2.5" Disk Array, up to 15 3.5" hard drives or 36 2.5" hard drives can be installed inside this Storage Rack. That is 22.5 terabytes of storage using the largest 1.5 TB 3.5" hard drive or almost 18 terabytes of storage using the largest 500 GB 2.5" hard drive in just one Storage Rack! The Storage Rack DA also provides additional space for mounting a Disk Array 5SA on the back to increase the total installable 3.5" SATA hard drives up to 20 units. That is a whopping 30 terabytes of storage in a 4 U rack using today's largest1.5 TB hard drive! You can also mix and match optical drives, 3.5" and 2.5" hard drive with our without hardware encryption all in the same Storage Rack.

Connectivity options

The various storage devices inside the Storage Rack can be connected to the system via individual eSATA cable for maximum throughput or via multiple Port Multipliers or Multilane connectors or USIB connectors through the back panel of the Storage Rack. Click here for a Port Multiplier Tutorial. The USIB connector enables individual each storage device to connect to system via USB 2.0 or Firewire using one of Addonics optional USIB interface cable. When combined with the wide range of Addonics removable storage systems, IO converters and cables, IDE or SATA storage devices from 1.8" to 3.5" form factors can all be mixed into the same chassis and hot swap in and out like a tape cassette. Up to 6 port multipliers or other SCSI-1 centronics form factor devices can be installed onto the Storage Rack.

Examples of various storage devices that can be installed into the Storage Rack
Click here for a complete List of Storage Devices that can be Installed into the Storage Rack

Storage Rack with 3x Disk Array 5SA (for a maximum of 15 3.5" SATA hard drives)	Storage Rack with 9x 2.5" Disk Array 4SA (for a maximum of 36 2.5" SATA hard drives)
Storage Rack with 9x Optical Drives	Storage Rack with 9x Mobile Rack
Mix and match according to your requirements

When combined with various Addonics Mobile Racks, the Disk Array 5SA, Disk Array 4SA, and Disk Array 3SA , 2.5" to 3.5" IDE converter and the optional drive mounting brackets, the configuration possibilities for the Storage Rack become almost endless.

Below is a list of Addonics components that can be installed into the Storage Rack

For mounting onto the 6 SCSI-1 punch outs on the back Panels		Power Supplies and accessories
	4 Port eSATA Bracket (AD4ESASB) A bridge to connect up to 4 internal SATA devices externally using 4 individual eSATA cables.		ATX power supply 500W (AATXPS500) ATX 500W Power supply, RoHS, Energy Star compliant
	5X1 Rackmount Port Multiplier (ADSARPM-E) A Port Multiplier to connect up to 5 internal SATA devices externally using a single eSATA cable. Requires PM compatible eSATA controller on the computer. Can also connect to USB using optional eSATA - USB adapter		Redundant 500W (AARDPS460) redundant power supply The redundant power supply is an excellent option to consider when safeguarding against loss of data caused by a malfunctioning power supply.
	5X1 Hardware Port Multiplier (AD5SAHPM-EA) A Hardware Port Multiplier to connect up to 5 internal SATA devices externally using a single eSATA cable. Once configured, the connection can be attached to any eSATA port. Can also connect to USB using optional eSATA - USB adapter		Adapter for 15-pin SATA power to standard 4P power connector (AASA4PPC)
	4X1 eSATA / USB 2.0 Hardware Port Multiplier (AD4SR5HPMU-E) A Hardware Port Multiplier to connect up to 4 internal SATA devices externally using a single eSATA cable or USB cable		Adapter for standard 4P power to 15-pin SATA power connector (AA4PSAPC)
	5-port eSATA Hardware Port Multiplier Enclosure Version (AD5HPMRXA-E) A Hardware Port Multiplier to connect up to 5 internal SATA devices externally using a single eSATA cable
	2X1 eSATA / USB 2.0 Hardware Port Multiplier (AD2SAHPMEU) A Hardware Port Multiplier to connect up to 2 internal SATA devices externally using a single eSATA cable or USB cable
	Infiniband 4X Multilane Bridge (AD4SAML) A bridge to connect up to 4 internal SATA devices externally using a Multilane 4X cable.
		Other Accessories
For mounting onto the SATA punch out			Infiniband Multilane 4X cable 150 cm (AAIB4C150) 150cm Infiniband SATA2 External cable. Compliant with SFF 8470 and include SATA2 blocking keys
	1 eSATA port PCI bracket (AASATAB-E) To convert one a SATA device to eSATA connection
For mounting onto USIB connector punch out
	IDE - USIB Connector Converter Kit with SCSI-1 bracket (AKIDEUSIB) Includes IDE-USIB Connector, USIB PCB power cable, Addonics Cradle USIB PCB power cable, SCSI-1 mounting bracket for USIB PCB		eSATA - SATA converter cable (AASA2SAP15C) 15cm
	SATA - USIB Connector Converter Kit with SCSI-1 bracket (AKSAUSIB) Includes SATA-USIB Connector, USIB PCB power cable, Addonics Cradle USIB PCB power cable, SCSI-1 mounting bracket for USIB PCB
			Internal SATA Data Cable (AASAIDC18I) 18" cable length
For installing on to the internal mounting poles
	Internal SATA Port Multiplier (AD5SAPM) to connect up to 5 SATA devices through a single SATA cable. The single SATA cable can then be connected to the Multilane or 4 eSATA ports bracket mounted on the back panel for external connection.		Left angle 13 cm. internal SATA cable (AASA90L13C) 13 cm. cable length
	5X1 Hardware Port Multiplier (AD5SAHPM-EA) to connect up to 5 SATA devices through a single eSATA cable. The single eSATA cable can then be connected to the Multilane or 4 eSATA ports bracket mounted on the back panel for external connection. This PM can be mounted internally by removing the metal bracket.		eSATA - eSATA cable, 1 or 2 meters (AAESATA100C, AAESATA200C) 1 meter or 2 meters length eSATA - eSATA data cable with heavy duty connector and shielding for reliable external connection to external storage device.
	5-port eSATA Hardware Port Multiplier System Version (AD5HPMSXA) A Hardware Port Multiplier to connect up to 5 internal SATA devices internally using a single eSATA cable		IDE Ribbon Cable (AAIDE80-18) 18" cable length
			NAS Adapter (NASU2) The Addonics NAS Adapter is a convenient and economical solution for adding any USB storage devices onto your LAN (Local Area Network). Once on the network, the USB storage can be shared by any network user, just like an ordinary NAS device.
Examples of Storage Devices
	Diamond Hard Drive Kit Designed for 5.25" drive bay		Saturn Hard Drive Kit Designed for 5.25" drive bay
	Mobile Rack II Designed for 5.25" drive bay		Mobile Rack I Designed for 5.25" drive bay
	Disk Array 5SA, 4SA, and 3SA Designed for 2-3 5.25" drive bays		5-in 3 Drive Chassis (install five (5) 3.5" devices into the space of three (3) 5.25" drive bays) Designed for 5.25" drive bay
	Optical Drive Designed for 5.25" drive bay		Snap-In SATA Mobile Rack Designed for 5.25" drive bay
Devices Requiring 3.5" to 5.25" Bracket		Devices Requiring 3.5" to 5.25" Bay Bracket
	3.5" to 5.25" Bracket (AAHDMK53)		3.5" to 5.25" mounting bracket Designed for 5.25" drive bay Mount 3.5" storage devices into the larger 5.25" drive bay.
	SATA or IDE Hard Drive Designed for 3.5" drive bay, mounted with 3.5" to 5.25" mounting bracket		Jupiter Hard Drive Kit Designed for 3.5" drive bay, mounted with 3.5" to 5.25" mounting bracket
			Ruby Hard Drive Kit Designed for 3.5" drive bay, mounted with 3.5" to 5.25" mounting bracket

Based unit of Storage Rack or Storage Rack DA includes the two cooling fans and the Intelligent Thermal Management Card and choice of ATX or redundant power supply.

* For eSATA connection, hot swap feature depends on the controller. All Addonics SATA controllers support the hot swap feature. The Storage Rack can be powered down and restarted to swap out hard drives without rebooting the system.

andcircIndependent drive configuration is only supported with controllers with Silicon Image SiI3124 or SiI3132 chip set or via USB port.

anddagger IDE and SATA hard drive can be mixed in the Storage Rack. IDE hard drives can be changed to SATA interface with the addition of IDE - SATA converter. SATA hard drives can be changed to IDE interface with the addition of SATA - IDE converter.

System Requirements

• PC/AT or Compatible System
• One of the following IO ports: USB 2.0/1.1, Firewire/iLink, eSATA, Multilane.
• Pentium II 350 MHz or Greater
• Minimum 64 MB RAM