Port Multiplier Enclosures & Accessories
Benefits of port multipliers:
The controller and the cabling cost is very low, compared to multilane alternatives when using a large number of drives. The solution occupies only 1 slot in your server, whereas a 12 or 16 port multilane solution would need at least 2 slots. It is the only way to have JBOD mode hot-swapping with more than four drives in a single slot. You can have 5 or 10 bays in a tower enclosure as opposed to 4 or 8 with our other solutions. If necessary, it is possible to convert the connection to USB via our eSATA to USB adapters.
Limitations of port multipliers:
If you have high-bandwidth slots (PCI-X or PCIe), performance will be limited to 300MB/s, unlike multilane enclosures. You will be limited to non-caching controllers and you will not be able to use RAID 6.
note - if you want to compare non-portmultiplier SATA/eSATA enclosures, links are below.
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External 5-drive eSATA enclosure with Port Multiplier
The port multiplier in this enclosure allows for an extra 5th drive while using only a single eSATA cable (included). Any SATA drive can be used, as well as PM capable Highpoint and Silicon Image controllers. Drives are mounted using the included brackets. eSATA cable included.
The port multiplier in this enclosure allows for an extra 5th drive while using only a single eSATA cable (included). Any SATA drive can be used, as well as PM capable Highpoint and Silicon Image controllers. Drives are mounted using the included brackets. eSATA cable included.
iStarUSA v7Age420-ES 4-bay eSATA Enclosure
Trayless, Supports up to (4) SATA II/I hard drives with a single eSATA connector, Silicon Image 3726 Port Multiplier, very quiet operation, very compact, eSATA cable included.
Trayless, Supports up to (4) SATA II/I hard drives with a single eSATA connector, Silicon Image 3726 Port Multiplier, very quiet operation, very compact, eSATA cable included.
External 5-bay eSATA Enclosure with Port Multiplier
The port multiplier in this enclosure allows for an extra 5th drive and hot-swapping even in JBOD mode (with a Silicon Image controller) while using only a single eSATA cable (included). Any SATA drive can be used, as well as PM capable Highpoint controllers. Quiet, efficient cooling with alarms. eSATA cable included.
The port multiplier in this enclosure allows for an extra 5th drive and hot-swapping even in JBOD mode (with a Silicon Image controller) while using only a single eSATA cable (included). Any SATA drive can be used, as well as PM capable Highpoint controllers. Quiet, efficient cooling with alarms. eSATA cable included.
External 5-bay Trayless eSATA Enclosure with Port Multiplier
The port multiplier in this enclosure allows for an extra 5th drive and hot-swapping even in JBOD mode (with a Silicon Image controller) while using only a single eSATA cable (included). Any SATA drive can be used, as well as PM capable Highpoint controllers. Trayless for maximum convenience. Quiet, efficient cooling with alarms. eSATA cable included.
The port multiplier in this enclosure allows for an extra 5th drive and hot-swapping even in JBOD mode (with a Silicon Image controller) while using only a single eSATA cable (included). Any SATA drive can be used, as well as PM capable Highpoint controllers. Trayless for maximum convenience. Quiet, efficient cooling with alarms. eSATA cable included.
External 10-bay eSATA Enclosure with Port Multipliers
The port multipliers in this enclosure allows for two extra drives and hot-swapping even in JBOD mode (with a Silicon Image controller) while using only two eSATA cables (included). Any SATA drive can be used, as well as PM capable Highpoint controllers. Quiet, efficient cooling with alarms. eSATA cables included.
The port multipliers in this enclosure allows for two extra drives and hot-swapping even in JBOD mode (with a Silicon Image controller) while using only two eSATA cables (included). Any SATA drive can be used, as well as PM capable Highpoint controllers. Quiet, efficient cooling with alarms. eSATA cables included.
External 10-bay Trayless eSATA Enclosure with Port Multiplier
The port multipliers in this enclosure allows for two extra drives and hot-swapping even in JBOD mode (with a Silicon Image controller) while using only two eSATA cables (included). Any SATA drive can be used, as well as PM capable Highpoint controllers. Trayless for maximum convenience. Quiet, efficient cooling with alarms. eSATA cables included.
The port multipliers in this enclosure allows for two extra drives and hot-swapping even in JBOD mode (with a Silicon Image controller) while using only two eSATA cables (included). Any SATA drive can be used, as well as PM capable Highpoint controllers. Trayless for maximum convenience. Quiet, efficient cooling with alarms. eSATA cables included.
1U Rackmount SATA Port Multiplier Enclosure w/4 trays
Rackmount 1U Hot-swap SATA-II enclosure for (4) 3.5" SATA hard disks. Single eSATA connection to port-multiplier capable controller card. 300W high quality power supply. 4 cooling fans. eSATA cable included.
Rackmount 1U Hot-swap SATA-II enclosure for (4) 3.5" SATA hard disks. Single eSATA connection to port-multiplier capable controller card. 300W high quality power supply. 4 cooling fans. eSATA cable included.
12-bay HotSwap Port Multiplier SATA Rackmount JBOD
Our 12 bay hot-swappable rackmount 4U JBOD SATA enclosure has (3) eSATA connectors on the back for connection to port-multiplier-capable controllers, with 4 drives on each channel. Effective, low-noise cooling is assured by 3 internal and 4 external fans.
Our 12 bay hot-swappable rackmount 4U JBOD SATA enclosure has (3) eSATA connectors on the back for connection to port-multiplier-capable controllers, with 4 drives on each channel. Effective, low-noise cooling is assured by 3 internal and 4 external fans.
12-Bay Trayless Port Multiplier Rackmount JBOD
NEW! Supports up to (12) SATA-II drives. Just plug and go with this trayless hot-swap enclosure. Has (3) eSATA connectors with (4) drives on each channel. 400W Zippy power supply.
NEW! Supports up to (12) SATA-II drives. Just plug and go with this trayless hot-swap enclosure. Has (3) eSATA connectors with (4) drives on each channel. 400W Zippy power supply.
20-Bay 4U Rackmount Port Multiplier SATA Enclosure
NEW! Supports up to (20) SATA-II hard drives via (4) eSATA connectors. Uses Silicon Image 3726 port multipliers. 460W Zippy Power Supply. Includes trays and eSATA cables.
NEW! Supports up to (20) SATA-II hard drives via (4) eSATA connectors. Uses Silicon Image 3726 port multipliers. 460W Zippy Power Supply. Includes trays and eSATA cables.
Highpoint RocketRAID 2314 Controller Card
4-Port eSATA, PCIe x4 interface (x8 and x16 slot compatible), RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD, Includes 4 x eSATA to eSATA cables, Supports Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X
4-Port eSATA, PCIe x4 interface (x8 and x16 slot compatible), RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD, Includes 4 x eSATA to eSATA cables, Supports Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X
HighPoint 3122 2-Port eSATA RAID Controller
NEW! Supports up to 2 external SATA hard drives (10 with port multiplier support), Hardware RAID IOP (400MHz), RAID 0, 1 and JBOD, Retail Box with cables, 3 year warranty.
NEW! Supports up to 2 external SATA hard drives (10 with port multiplier support), Hardware RAID IOP (400MHz), RAID 0, 1 and JBOD, Retail Box with cables, 3 year warranty.
Silicon Image 2-Port eSATA RAID Controller
SiI 3132 chipset, Supports Port Multipliers, RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 10, Drivers for Windows 2000, XP, Linux, PCIe x1 interface, PC only
SiI 3132 chipset, Supports Port Multipliers, RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 10, Drivers for Windows 2000, XP, Linux, PCIe x1 interface, PC only
Silicon Image 4-Port PCIe eSATA Controller
NEW! 4-Port eSATA, SATA-II 3GB/s, High Performance x8 PCIe interface, Supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 and JBOD, Supports PC and MAC
NEW! 4-Port eSATA, SATA-II 3GB/s, High Performance x8 PCIe interface, Supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 and JBOD, Supports PC and MAC
Silicon Image 4-Port PCI-X eSATA Controller
Silicon Image 3124 chipset, SATA-II, Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5, PCI-X, 4 eSATA ports, Drivers for Windows and Mac OS X 10.3 or later. This controller allows you to treat non-RAID (standalone) drives as removable, hot-swappable drives.
Silicon Image 3124 chipset, SATA-II, Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5, PCI-X, 4 eSATA ports, Drivers for Windows and Mac OS X 10.3 or later. This controller allows you to treat non-RAID (standalone) drives as removable, hot-swappable drives.
Areca ARC-1300-4e PCIe eSATA HBA
New! 4-Port eSATA Non-RAID Host Adapter, PCIe x4 interface, supports up to 16 SATA devices. Supports Windows Vista/2003/XP/2000, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Fedora Core, BSD/FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Solaris.
New! 4-Port eSATA Non-RAID Host Adapter, PCIe x4 interface, supports up to 16 SATA devices. Supports Windows Vista/2003/XP/2000, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Fedora Core, BSD/FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Solaris.
Silicon Image Port Multiplier with 3726 Chip
Centronics mount. Used for external enclosures. Supports up to 5 SATA-II hard drives through a single eSATA cable. Port multiplier aware controller required.
Centronics mount. Used for external enclosures. Supports up to 5 SATA-II hard drives through a single eSATA cable. Port multiplier aware controller required.
Silicon Image Port Multiplier with 4726 Chip
Hardware RAID. Supports PM capable controllers as well as non-PM controllers. Easy configuration using GUI applet. Supports RAID 0, 1, 10 with hot spare, Spanning and JBOD.
Hardware RAID. Supports PM capable controllers as well as non-PM controllers. Easy configuration using GUI applet. Supports RAID 0, 1, 10 with hot spare, Spanning and JBOD.
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