 
BlueStor™ PCIe Extender
The
BlueStor™ PCIe x8 Extender Storage System is a one-of-a-kind
product allowing PCI Express bus expansion from a host server.
The BlueStor™ Extender provides five PCIe expansion slots
in an external 3U rackmount also containing 16 hot-swap SAS/SATA
disk drive bays and a SAS Expander. Plugging a PCIe SAS
RAID controller (compatible product list available) into one
of the Extender slots builds a RAID storage system. Other
slots may be used as needed for other peripherals.
Each BlueStor™ PCIe Extender has an x8 port for the host
connection, plus one x8 PCIe slot and four x4 PCIe slots.
To concatenate Extenders, simply plug in a PCIe adapter card
into the x8 slot and use an x8 PCIe external cable to another
Extender. Hundreds of configurations are possible using
this unique full-bandwidth extension system!
As with all other BlueStor™ 3U rackmount products, the
PCIe Extender utilizes hot-swappable, lightweight, low-cost,
vibration-dampening resin disk drive canisters with integrated
light pipes, latching handles and EMI shields. These
are interchangeable amongst all BlueStor™ 3U rackmounts.
The PCIe Extender also features N+1 hot-swappable cooling elements
with centrifugal blowers mounted in noise and vibration-dampening
resin modules and N+1 hot-swappable power supplies which are
all interchangeable with the BlueStor™ SAS Expander and
PeSAN™ RAID rackmounts for simplified, low-cost spares
programs.
All BlueStor™ rackmounts are SES 2.0 compliant and have
been compatibility confirmed with every SAS and SATA-2 (3.5”
form factor) disk drive on the market. Each unit has a
Physical User Interface including real-time disk activity/failure
status indicators, power and cooling status with audible and
visible alarms, and front panel “on-off” and “alarm
reset” switches, as well as rear-panel PCIe “link
status” indicators.
The x8 PCIe Extender is available as model EXTN-8.
Extend yourself by taking a ride on the Blue Line!
For
additional information, options and pricing about ThinkCP™
& JMR products, please contact our sales representatives
- (800)726-2477
or
email - SalesDesk
AT ThinkCP.com
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