The Sonnet Fusion D800 is an external 8-drive hard disk array, which ranges in capacity from 4TB to 8TB.Besides its huge size, its main advantage over other external storage systems is its sheer speed. This is thanks to the internal RAID configuration that can be used to combine the drives' storage, and exchange data with them collectively at a greatly enhanced rate. With the RAID 5 system used to chain the drives together, the Sonnet Fusion D800 is fast enough to handle a single stream of uncompressed 10-bit 1080 4:4:4 HD, or multiple streams of uncompressed 8-bit 1080 HD, DV, HDV, or DVCPRO video. Furthermore, the RAID 5 system will dedicate one drive to 'parity' (protection), which ensures that all stored data is preserved, even if one of the drives should fail completely.
The Sonnet Fusion D800 uses a PCI Express RAID controller card (supplied) to interface with your PC and provide the high speed access to your stored data
Safe and Secure
Fusion storage systems (except 0TB models) employ Enterprise/RAID Edition hard drives or select, Sonnet certified drives(3) that have been selected for their superior performance, error handling, and reliability characteristics, especially when used in RAID groups. These drives are subjected to hours of additional, stringent testing to check for soft errors, vibration, and other reliability predictors. Just the sturdiest drives pass these tests and are prepared with special RAID-optimized firmware to become the building blocks of a super-reliable Fusion storage system.
Two Cables, All the Data
The Fusion D800P2 uses just two locking eSATA data cables (a Sonnet exclusive) to connect the enclosure to a SATA host controller card. This efficient interface simplifies setup and cuts cable clutter without compromising performance.
Versatile Performance
These systems are ideal for use in mixed environments—various operating systems, editing applications and output demands requiring the flexibility and interoperability that Fusion D800P2 storage systems provide. Fusion D800P2 systems support Mac OS® X, Windows® 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP(4), and Linux. They are compatible with capture cards from AJA, Blackmagic Design, Matrox, and Bluefish444, and work with all mainstream video editing applications including Apple® Final Cut Pro®, and Adobe® Premiere® Pro.
Features:
- Faster Performance - Dual port multipliers enable a Fusion D800P2 storage system to achieve up to 400 MB/sec write, 470 MB/sec read data transfers (eight 1.5TB drives configured as a RAID 0 striped set)
- Up to 16TB Capacity - Available in 4, 8, 12, or 16TB(2) capacities with eight Enterprise/RAID Edition hard drives or select, Sonnet certified drives(3); also available without drives(3)
- Easy Configuration - You can set up drives in a software-configured RAID 0 set for speed, RAID 1 set for redundancy, RAID 10 for combined redundancy and speed, or JBOD for archiving data
- Quiet Operation - Fusion D800P2 storage systems integrate the Vantec Stealth fan, making this system well suited for use in noise-sensitive environments
- Simple Setup - Connect two eSATA cables between the Fusion D800P2 and your SATA host controller, and use your operating system to format the drives as a RAID or JBOD
Technical Notes:
(1) Fusion D800P2 requires a SATA host controller that supports port multipliers, such as Sonnet's Tempo SATA E4P for computers with PCI Express slots, Tempo SATA X4P for computers with PCI-X slots, or Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34 or Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34 for portable computers with an ExpressCard slot.
(2) Although hard drive manufacturers and Mac OS X 10.6 define 1 gigabyte as 1,000,000,000 byte, many other computer operating systems calculate a gigabyte by dividing the bytes by 1,073,741,824 (). This distinction may be a cause of confusion, as a hard disk with a manufacturer rating of 1000GB may have its capacity reported by the operating system as 915GB.
(3) Check Drive Compatibility - you must check the the drives you intend to use will work with the Sonnet RAID box. Using the wrong drives will cause endless problems. You can check the latest updated on which drives you can use here: http://www.sonnettech.com/product/fusiond800p2.html.
(4) Creating RAID volumes under Windows requires dynamic disk storage, a formatting option available with Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate (32- and 64-bit versions), Windows Vista Enterprise or Ultimate (32- and 64-bit versions), or Windows XP Professional (32- and 64-bit versions). In order to create RAID volumes larger than 2TB, you must do one of the following: Span (link together in a virtual chain) the volumes, and then format them as NTFS. -OR- Use GPT formatting. Note that drives and volumes with GPT formatting are not visible to any version of Windows XP Professional, nor to the 32-bit version of Windows Server 2003 SP1.
(5) Only Seagate Barracuda ES.2 drives with firmware versions SN06 and newer compatible. Seagate ES.2 drives with firmware versions SN03, SN04, or SN05 are NOT compatible. Click here to view location of firmware number on hard drive.
(6) Only Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB drives with firmware versions SD1B and CC1H are compatible
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