8-Bay Thunderbolt™ 2 Hardware RAID Diskless Storage Solution The RocketStor 6328AS is a hardware RAID powered 8-Bay diskless Storage solution designed for high-performance Thunderbolt™ 2 host platforms. The modular form factor pairs a high degree of flexibility with cost-effective storage expansion capability.Uncompromised Hardware RAID Storage Performance Unlike PCIe Expansion-based solutions, the Thunderbolt™ 2 connectivity provided by the RocketStor 6328AS Solution is completely dedicated to storage performance; SAS and SATA hard drives hosted by the 8-Bay tower can fully utilize the 20GB/s of transfer bandwidth. The built-in hardware RAID controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and JBOD configurations and delivers the uncompromised performance and superior data protection demanded by professional 4K media applications.DVMode Performance Assurance Technology: DVMode maintains consistent, sustained high-performance data transfer - a key component of any storage system dedicated to post production applications.Flexible, Versatile Design Streamlines Storage Upgrades The highly versatile, modular form factor streamlines storage upgrade and expansion projects. Unlike preconfigured storage solutions, customers are not restricted to a specific set of drives, or saddled with capacity limitations and costly upgrade paths. The 8 removable, hot-swappable bays support any industry standard 3.5" SAS and SATA hard drive. Customers can avoid the expense of replacing entire storage appliances and upgrade at their own pace. The RocketStor 6328AS can support 48TB of hardware RAID storage via thee simple cable connections: attach the adapter to your editing platform using the Thunderbolt cable, then attach each Mini-SAS cable from the adapter to the 8-Bay tower. Hardware setup and installation could not be easier!