LaCie 8big Rack Thunderbolt 2 User Manual
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LACIE 8BIG RACK THUNDERBOLT 2 TECHNOLOGY: HIGH-END
HARDWARE FOR PERFORMANCE AND REDUNDANCY
Featuring hardware RAID and redundant components, the LaCie 8big is a rarity in the world of high-end DAS.
While most DAS must choose between high transfer rates or data protection, the LaCie 8big offers both
extraordinary performance and built-in protection. Its powerful RAID engine saves your computer from
expending critical processing resources on storage management, which is crucial for video and graphics
applications that place heavy demands on computer CPUs. Further, hardware RAID solutions offer advanced
RAID configurations to suit the needs of your working environment (see
The LaCie 8big Rack Thunderbolt 2 features:
1U Rackmount form factor
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Aluminum front and all-metal enclosure
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A RAID-on-Chip (RoC) processor to manage the RAID
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Hardware RAIDs 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, and JBOD
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Eight SATA channels, up to 6Gb/s per channel
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Two Thunderbolt 2 technology ports, up to 20Gb/s bi-directional per port
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Hot-swappable hard drives, fans, and power supplies to reduce downtime
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Redundant power supply bays
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A warning system with physical and email alerts
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Intelligent RAID rebuild with a spare hard drive
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