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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1U Rackmount SATA Port Multiplier Enclosure w/4 trays
Rackmount 1U Hot-swap SATAII enclosure for 4 3.5" SATA hard disks. Single eSATA connection to port-multiplier capable controller card. 275W 80% efficient power supply. 4 cooling fans.
Rackmount 1U Hot-swap SATAII enclosure for 4 3.5" SATA hard disks. Single eSATA connection to port-multiplier capable controller card. 275W 80% efficient power supply. 4 cooling fans.
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.
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
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.
10-Bay PCIe SATA Port Multiplier Kit
The complete external port multiplier bundle for systems with PCIe. Includes a 10-bay port-multiplier enclosure, 4-port x4 PCIe eSATA controller, and eSATA to eSATA external cable. With this setup, you can add one more 10-bay enclosure, sold separately.
The complete external port multiplier bundle for systems with PCIe. Includes a 10-bay port-multiplier enclosure, 4-port x4 PCIe eSATA controller, and eSATA to eSATA external cable. With this setup, you can add one more 10-bay enclosure, sold separately.
10-bay PCI-X SATA Port Multiplier Kit
The complete external port multiplier bundle for systems with PCI-X. Includes a 10-bay port-multiplier enclosure, 4-port PCI-X eSATA controller, and eSATA to eSATA external cable. With this setup, you can add one more 10-bay enclosure, sold separately.
The complete external port multiplier bundle for systems with PCI-X. Includes a 10-bay port-multiplier enclosure, 4-port PCI-X eSATA controller, and eSATA to eSATA external cable. With this setup, you can add one more 10-bay enclosure, sold separately.
5-Bay PCIe SATA Port Multiplier Kit
The complete external port multiplier bundle for systems with PCIe. Includes a 5-bay port-multiplier enclosure, 4-port x4 PCIe eSATA controller, and eSATA to eSATA external cable. With this setup, you can add up to three more 5-bay enclosures, sold separately.
The complete external port multiplier bundle for systems with PCIe. Includes a 5-bay port-multiplier enclosure, 4-port x4 PCIe eSATA controller, and eSATA to eSATA external cable. With this setup, you can add up to three more 5-bay enclosures, sold separately.
5-bay PCI-X SATA Port Multiplier Kit
The complete external port multiplier bundle for systems with PCI-X. Includes a 5-bay port-multiplier enclosure, 4-port PCI-X eSATA controller, and eSATA to eSATA external cable. With this setup, you can add up to three more 5-bay enclosures, sold separately.
The complete external port multiplier bundle for systems with PCI-X. Includes a 5-bay port-multiplier enclosure, 4-port PCI-X eSATA controller, and eSATA to eSATA external cable. With this setup, you can add up to three more 5-bay enclosures, sold separately.
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.
Centronics mount. Used for external enclosures. Supports up to 5 SATA-II hard drives through a single eSATA cable.
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