Promise Technology VessRAID 1840s 16 TB PR-VR1840MISAS-16T Merkblatt

Getting Enterprise Features on VessRAID  

Born  with  the  field-proven  enterprise  RAID  engine  from  the 

previous  generation  of  Promise  VTrak  products,  VessRAID  is  a 

robust storage system equipped with a full selection of RAID and 

management  tools.    The  Intel  dual-core  IOP348  design  inside 

enables  SAS  series  to  outperform  existing  storage  arrays  from 

competitors  in  an  improved  15%~20%  sequential  read  and 

write performance readings which is practical for mission-critical 

applications running on the host. 

Totally Green Power

VessRAID  features  advance  hardware  design  by  using  80PLUS 

power  supply¹  and  allows  users  to  power  down  the  system 

through  power  scheduler  operation  to  optimize  system  power 

effectiveness and energy efficiency.  Power scheduling enables the 

VessRAID system to do a disk-to-disk backup or restore operation 

on a user-scheduled basis then returns to standby mode when 

backup is finished, resulting in a considerable 70% cost savings 

annually.

One-Plug-Auto-Service (OPAS)

OPAS was designed to reduce maintenance complexity as much 

as possible. With a simple USB stick plug-in to the system’s USB 

port,  it  helps  to  shorten  the  turnaround  time  of  conventional 

system  diagnostic  flow,  and  will  come  with  more  advanced 

applications  like  firmware  upgrade,  event  log  history,  system 

setup restore, and array configuration scripts installation as a full 

service release.

Designed for Cost-Sensitive Business

Current economic conditions worldwide have caused enterprises 

to  either  cut  their  IT  budgets  or  slow  down  their  planned 

deployment  of  storage  facilities.    There  is  a  tremendous  need 

of cost-effective yet feature-rich storage solutions, and the Vess 

family is the right marketing fit at the right time. 

16/12 hot-swappable SAS/SATA drive 

bays in a robust 3U/2U chassis
3Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI and Serial 

ATA drives support
512MB ECC shared cache (up to 2GB), 

with optional battery backup units
Single or Dual hot-swap redundant 

power supply unit with 80PLUS 

Certified
Up to 880MB/s disk sequential 

throughput
OPAS and UPS Monitor via USB service
Comprehensive embedded web-based 

management via Ethernet – WebPAM 

PROe
Power Scheduler Operation
Multiple global or dedicated hot-spare 

drives
PerfectRAID™ and Predictive Data 

Migration™ technology for robust error 

handling and recovery
LCD Panel support (optional)
Wake-on-LAN support

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ingle PSU is 80 PLUS Bronze Certified, Redundant PSUs have 80 PLUS power efficiency

Your Comprehensive Storage Partner

PROMISE storage solutions comprise various combinations of host bus adapter, Vess system 

and enclosure series connection.  A VessRAID storage system can be direct attached with 

the FastTrak TX8668 adapter as host channel, and downlinks secondary VessJBOD expansion 

enclosures up to 80 drives.  A VessJBOD enclosure supports IOP based RAID adapter like 

SuperTrak  EX8654,  SuperTrak  EX8658,  and  SuperTrak  TX8658  as  a  massive  disk  storage 

pool. 

Host Option

Subystem/Enclosure

A

FastTrak TX8668

VessRAID SAS series

B

SuperTrak EX8654

VessJBOD series

SuperTrak EX8658
SuperTrak TX8658

C

VessRAID iSCSI series

VessJBOD series