Fibre to SATA RAID Subsystem Comparison

Model
A24F-R2430
A24F-G2430
A24F-R2224
A24F-G2224
A16F-R2431
A16F-G2430
A16F-G2422
A12F-G2422
A08F-G2422
Form Factor
4U/24-bay
4U/24-bay
4U/24-bay
4U/24-bay
3U/16-bay
3U/16-bay
3U/16-bay
2U/12-bay
2U/8-bay
Type
RAID
RAID
RAID
RAID
RAID
RAID
RAID
RAID
RAID
Controller
Redundant
Single
Redundant
Single
Redundant
Single 
Single
Single 
Single 
Controller Hot-Swappable
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Cache per controller
Up to 2GB DDR
Up to 2GB DDR
Up to 2GB DDR
Up to 2GB DDR
Up to 2GB DDR
Up to 2GB DDR
Up to 2GB DDR
Up to 2GB DDR
Up to 2GB DDR
No. of Host Channels
4 x 4G FC
2 x 4G FC
4 x 2G FC
2 x 2G FC
4 x 4G FC
2 x 4G FC
2 x 4G FC
2 x 4G FC
2 x 4G FC
Host Interface (port)
8 x 4G FC
4 x 4G FC
8 x 2G FC
8 x 2G FC
8 x 4G FC
2 x FC- 4G
2 x FC- 4G
2 x FC- 4G
2 x FC- 4G
Separate I/O board
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Disk Interface
SATA-II (3Gbps) (3Gbps)
SATA-II (3Gbps) (3Gbps)
SATA-II (3Gbps) (3Gbps)
SATA-II (3Gbps) (3Gbps)
SATA-II (3Gbps) (3Gbps)
SATA-II (3Gbps) (3Gbps)
SATA-II (3Gbps) (3Gbps)
SATA-II (3Gbps) (3Gbps)
SATA-II (3Gbps) (3Gbps)
Expansion Port
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Disk # Supported
Up to 56
Up to 88
Up to 24
Up to 24
Up to 16
Up to 16
Up to 16
Up to 12
Up to 8
RAID Level
0, 1 (0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50 ,60
0, 1 (0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
0, 1 (0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50 ,60
0, 1 (0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
0,1(0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
0,1(0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
0, 1 (0+1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
0, 1(0+1), 3, 5, 10, 30, 50
0, 1(0+1), 3, 5, 10, 30, 50
Battery Backup
Yes
Option
Yes
Option
Yes
Option
Option
Option
Option
Hot Swap Cooling Modules
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
PSUs
3 x 405W (N+1 redundant), Max output 810W
3 x 405W (N+1 redundant), Max output 810W
3 x 405W (N+1 redundant), Max output 810W
3 x 405W (N+1 redundant), Max output 810W
2 x 530W (1+1 redundnat), Max Output 530W
2 x 530W (1+1 redundnat), Max Output 530W
2 x 460W (1+1 redundnat), Max Output 460W
2 x 350W (1+1 redundant). Max output 350W
2 x 350W (1+1 redundant). Max output 350W
LCD Panel
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Expansion Port
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

 

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