Promise Technology Pegasus R6 18TB F40SPR604100000 User Manual

Impressive Capacity for Massive 

Projects

The Pegasus R4 and R6 enables the amateur or pro-

fessional, audio engineer, photographer, and post 

production engineer, a convenient, worry-free way to 

safely store massive projects, so you can devote more 

time and creativity to doing what you do best. Up to 

18TB of storage is available in a single Pegasus R6 de-

vice, that’s equal to 400 typical dual-layer HD DVDs. 

To add more capacity, simply daisy chain more Pega-

sus enclosures for up to 36 HDDs of storage.

Enterprise Level RAID Protection

The Pegasus R4 and R6 are the world’s first Thunderbolt enabled hardware RAID storage so-

lutions. Features include two Thunderbolt 10Gb/s bi-directional channels, and our renowned 

PROMISE enterprise-level RAID protection. Pegasus provides fast, safe and reliable external 

storage to protect your expanding library of music, photos, videos, and other valuable data. 

Configure your Pegasus R4 and R6 to the RAID level that suits your needs; RAID 0 for extreme 

performance, or RAID 6 for data redundancy and performance (full data protection even if 

two disks fail), or anything in between. 

Total Audio/Video Post Production Solution

The Pegasus series of Thunderbolt enabled storage devices are designed especially for content 

creators. Use Pegasus as a key component in a flexible, portable digital media post production 

solution offered by PROMISE. The PROMISE total solution includes the SANLink Thunderbolt 

to Fibre Channel adapter and our scalable VTrak storage subsystems. Seamless sharing of 

digital media assets is done easily between your a Pegasus/Mac workstation and permanent 

storage/backup on the VTrak using the SANLink.  

All PROMISE Pegasus Thunderbolt storage solutions support Mac OS X. The Pegasus J2 

supports both Mac OS X and Windows 7 & 8.

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NEW Pegasus J2 & J4 – Versatile & Portable for Media Pros on the Go

We proudly introduce the Pegasus J2, the smallest Thunderbolt™ equipped storage device available, and the Pegasus J4, the first 4-bay 

high performance Thunderbolt storage system for 2.5” HDD or SSD drives. Both are ideal for content creators who want mobility, 

versatility and the highest performance in a storage solution. Take the hyper-portable J2 in your pocket to any on location site, with 

or without the power adapter. Or team up the J4 with new Thunderbolt enabled notebooks to create a compact, mobile non-linear 

editing station, great for immediate on location use. With blazing throughput, the J2 and J4 represent a giant leap in the performance 
of portable storage devices. 

Pegasus R4 & R6 – Seriously High Performance

Pegasus R4 and R6 are the world’s first 4-bay and 6-bay 

high performance hardware RAID solutions to unleash the 

performance advantage of Thunderbolt technology. With 

over 800 MB/s throughput and up to 18 TB capacity, the R4 

and R6 are ideal for professional NLE digital media work-

stations, small server high demand direct attached storage 

(DAS), power users, or anyone who wants quiet, high-capa-

city external storage with lightning fast performance and 

enterprise class RAID performance and data protection in 

a compact, user friendly system.

Model

R6

R4

J4

J2

Picture

Form Factor

6-Bay Hardware RAID 

Enclosure

4-Bay Hardware RAID 

Enclosure

4-Bay JBOD Enclosure mSATA SSD Enclosure

Number of Hard/Drives/SSD

6xSATA@7200 RPM

(3.5” inch)

4xSATA@7200 RPM 

(3.5” inch)

4xSATA@5400 RPM 

(2.5” inch)

2x6G mSATA SSD

RAID Level

0, 1, 5, 6, 10

JBOD or software RAID

Thunderbolt Technology Ports

2

1

Capacity

6x2TB

6x3TB

4x1TB

4x500GB

256GB

512GB

Dimensions(HxWxL)

25.0x19.5x18.5(cm)

19.0x19.5x18.5(cm)

4.2x20.1x20.1(cm)

2.05x7.4x11(cm)

Weight

5.9kg

4.5kg

2.4kg

140grams

Warranty

2 years* (fan and power adapter 1 year)

2 years

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