Thecus D16000 Expansion unit for N16000 Pro. 16 HDDS per unit. Can daisy chain up to total of 4 units/64 HDDs.

Description

Features
SAS cable fast transfers
As the communication between the DAS and the NAS is secured by an SAS cable offering transfer speeds of 6GB/s, you can rest assure that the transfer of your data won't be slowed down by the devices connectivity.
Power redundancy
Never fall behind or face down time due to power supply issues again. With a second power supply, the reliability of your DAS is guaranteed.
High value volume expansion
With a simplified architecture design to perform as a DAS set-up in daisy chain only, the D16000 cuts down the price associated with volume expansion.
Up to 64 additional HDDs
A total of 4 additional D16000 can be added to the master unit through Daisy-Chaining. With enough space for 16 HDD each, you can expand your volume capacity with 64 additional disks, reaching a tremendous amount of terabytes!

SAS cable fast transfers
Power redundancy
High value volume expansion
Up to 64 additional HDDs

*Additional LSI SAS 9200-8e HBA card is required – extra LSI HBA card must be installed on your Thecus NAS to Daisy-Chain with D16000 unit.
The LSI SAS 9200-8e HBA card is only necessary while connecting the first D16000 to the host of Thecus NAS. For the second, third, and fourth D16000, HBA card is not required.