Host Interface |
PCI Express Gen2 5Gb x4, transfer rate up to 20Gb |
SAS 6Gb x4, transfer rate up to 24GbCapacity
|
Capacity |
36TB (12x 3TB) |
Desktop/Rackmount |
2U Rackmount |
Array Type |
Hot-Swappable |
Form Factor |
12 bay |
Drives Type Supported |
- Support 12x SAS/SATA 6Gb and SSD disks
- Support 3.5’’ / 2.5’’ hard disks
- Support 2TB/3TB hard disks
|
RAID Controller |
- LSISAS2208 processor
- Hardware XOR/Multi-Parity engine
- 1GB DDR III, ECC-protected
|
None |
Dimension |
88mm (H) x 483mm (W) x 597mm (L) |
Weight |
31kg (68.34 lbs.) dual I/O module configuration without hard drives |
Power Supply |
400W x2, Redundancy |
Operating Temperature |
Temperature: 0º to 40ºC (32º to 104º F)
Humidity: 5% to 85%
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Management
and Monitoring
|
RAIDGuide X (Java-based GUI, cross-platform executable ) |
Compatibility |
- Windows: XP/2003/Vista/2008 and Windows 7(32/64-bit, Miniport and storport driver, WHQL certified)
- Linux: Red Hat, SUSE, Fedora, CentOS, Debian...
- MAC: OS X (10.5, 10.6, 10.7)
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Software
Specification
|
- Multiple RAID levels: 0,1,5,6, 0+1, and JBOD
- Up to 4 independent disk arrays
- RAID capacity partitioning: up to 16 slices
- Support up to 64 LUNs
- Support stripe sizes: 256 (KB)
- Selective initialization method with background initialization
- Online RAID set expansion and level migration
- Controller and Disk Cache Control to optimize read/write performance
- Support write-back and write-through caching
- Automatic drive insertion/removal detection and fast disk rebuilding
- Online bad block data recovery and reallocation
- Online disk scrubbing with data refresh and parity regeneration b SAS JBOD System
- Disk health monitoring by S.M.A.R.T
- NVRAM-based transaction log and auto parity resynchronization
- Array roaming and disk traveling with redundant on-disk metadata
- Array recovery to restore RAID configurations
- Dual firmware images for firmware recovery
- Disk lag proof technology to guarantee disk timely response
- Equalization mode to smooth the performance of sequential I/Os and reduce fluctuation
|
Provided by RAID systems |
Management |
- Enclosure components monitoring and control via GUI
- LED indicator for RAID & enclosure status
- Event logging to text file with event viewer
- Event notification by email (SMTP)
- Centralized multiple RAID system management
- Support both in-band and out-band management
- Support RAID management by EFI and BIOS
- Support firmware upgrade via GUI
- Support CLI (Command Line Interface)
- Support SNMP
- Support remote management
|
Provided by RAID systems |
Enclosure |
- Modularized components design, Power module, Fan module and RAID Controller support hot-pluggable
- FAN, Power, Temperature status LED indication in the front handle.
- 80plus power can be above 80% providing the energy conversion efficiency with more power bill savings
- Power supply also supports Power Management Bus (PMBus) protocol it allows to monitor power supply status and performance from RAIDGuard X
|
Expansion |
- The A12S2-PS able to connect three A12S2-SJ JBOD systems.
- Users can deploy their storage with ExaSAN switch to construct a ExaSAN solution.
|


1200MB/s speeds to edit HD, 2K and 4K DPX
The Accusys ExaSAN A12S2-PS, the newest member of the ExaSAN family of storage solutions provides high speed data transfers up to 1200MB/sec while scaling capacity from 12 drives to 48 drives. With 4TB drives supported, a single A12S2-PS disk channel can manage 192TB.. It features PCI Express 2.0 technology capable of 1200MB/s that can easily edit multiple HD, 2K and 4K DPX video streams, even stereo 3D editing workflows. The ExaSAN A12S2-PS is the key storage component of an ExaSAN solution enabling collaborative shared storage editing workflows possible for the budget conscious.
The PCIe 2.0 ExaSAN Advantage
The ExaSAN A12S2-PS utilizes PCIe2.0 technology supporting 5Gb/s per lane which doubles the speed of PCIe1.1 technlogy that supported speeds up to 2.5Gb/s. Using PCIe2.0 x 4 lanes throughout the data path, from HBA (host bus adapter), to cable, to RAID controller, all support 20GB/s (5Gb/s x 4lanes). It is full speed ahead from the workstation to storage.
All non-ExaSAN data transmission from workstation to RAID controller require protocol conversion from PCIe to other protocols, such as Fibrechannel. If the workstation PCIe2.0 bus can provide data at 20Gb/s to the Fibrechannel HBA, the output of that HBA is 8Gb/s. It remains 8Gb/s through the FC cable to the FC RAID controller. On the FC HBA, a powerful processor is computing, you can see by the size of the heat sink on the chip to cool it, converting the PCIe data from the workstation to 8Gb Fibrechannel takes power. This conversion process adds overhead and heat, to only transfer data at 40% (8Gb/20Gb) of ExaSAN speeds. This powerful FC chip, as many things powerful, on the HBA makes it very expensive compared to the ExaSAN HBA.
So the two salient facts for considering ExaSAN storage solutions are faster and lower cost, both save you money.


Comparing the Storage Protocols
Every PCIe 2.0 path runs at 5Gb/s and with the HBA, cable, and A12S2-PS RAID controller processing 4 lanes results in a bandwidth of 20Gb. PCIe2.0 x 4 lanes is 2.5 times fasten than 8Gb Fibre channel.
Meeting all Workflow Challenges
Highly scalable, the A12S2-PS brings cost-performance savings to expandable storage systems for broadcast and post-production tasks such as color grading, film scanning, effects, finish, 4K & 5K red format editing, and much more.

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Cameras / Capture
Red, ARRI, Blackmagic Design, AJA, Maxtrox, Bluefish 444
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Editing / Effect
Apple FCP X, Avid Media Composer/ DS, Adobe Premiere, Grass Valley Edius, Autodesk Flare/ Flame
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Color / Finish
Autodesk Smoke/ Lustre, BMD DaVinci Resolve, Assimilate Scratch, Digital Vision
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Video Stream Performance Chart
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Video Format Criteria |
ExaSAN PCIe RAID Storage System |
Video Format |
Data Rate |
GB Used |
Hour Used |
A12S-PA |
A12S2-PS |
Two A12S2-PS |
Assumes video @ 29.97/ film @24fps |
MB/s |
Per hour |
Per TB |
Stream Count |
DVCPro HD 100Mb/s |
13 |
46 |
75 |
52 |
88 |
169 |
ProRes HQ |
28 |
101 |
10 |
23 |
42 |
82 |
HD 1080i 8bit |
124 |
448 |
2.25 |
5 |
9 |
19 |
HD 1080i 10bit 4:2:2 |
135 |
597 |
1.6 |
5 |
8 |
17 |
HD 1080i 10bit 4:4:4 |
248 |
895 |
1.1 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
HD film DPX 1920 x 1080 |
192 |
691 |
1.4 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
2K film DPX 2048 x 1556 |
288 |
1037 |
0.96 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
4K film DPX 4096 x 3112 |
1152 |
4147 |
0.24 |
- |
1 |
2 |
Functionality for Reliability
Video streaming applications have a strong requirement for very smooth, steady and sustained performance to prevent frame dropping. Overcoming these issues Accusys provides the EQ Mode and the DLP functions.
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Equalization Mode
By selecting the RAIDGuard X GUI, the “Performance Equalization mode” can be used to prevent frame drops, ensure smooth I/Os, and achieve stable performance with the smallest peaks in bandwidth fluctuation, meaning that users can regain as much as 20% in dropped storage.
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DLP (Disk Lag Proof)
RAIDGuard X also utilizes DLP technology. In the event of a single hard disk read speed performance degradation, delay or aging, other hard disks can resume stable I/O data transfer of corrected data in real-time based on RAID parity.
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A Slim and Elegant Disk Array System
In a 2U12 bay form factor, the A12S2-PS only occupies a 2U space providing 20Gb Bandwidth with a max. storage capacity of 36TB. It combines performance and economics with an attractive new elegant, yet high-tech metallic casing.

Control Management Reliability
The A12S2-PS transforms the disk array system into a convenience for all users, not only professionals. Its swappable modular disk array design, RAID controller, FAN and power supply module dramatically facilitate both maintenance and system reliability. Our innovative green storage, from an environmental protection perspective, is a model of energy efficiency and reduces storage system energy consumption while improving storage performance per watt. The A12S2-PS also runs cooler and enables significant cost savings for IT departments through its energy efficient green design.

Up and Running, At All Times

All ExaSAN storage solutions utilize the RAIDGuardX GUI system to manage and monitor the staus all parameters including power, fan, temperature, RAID controllers, easy trouble shooting features are also provided by Accusys:
- Every modularized component of the A12S2-PS system, such as power supply, fan and RAID controller has a corresponding front panel LED indicator.
- A warning beepen tone is emitted based on system status for quick servicing. Events requiring attention are entered into an eventlos and e-mail notification is seat.
Highly Expandable PCIe SAN Ready
In video editing, demand for capacity and speed are higher. The A12S2-PS supports the latest 3TB external hard drive, and it also has 6Gb SAS JBOD expansion option, permiting the RAID user to add up to three JBOD systems for up to 144TB(A12S2-SJ), Dual Port QSFP HBA allows User's wokstation to connect to two A12S2-PS and the combined speed can reach 40Gb, suitable for demanding Ultra-high speed application.
Dual port QSFP HBA
Allows two storage systems connected to one host, able to carry 40 Gb bandwidth.
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*A12S2-SJ JBOD System Expansion
One RAID system supports up to three JBOD systems for storage capacity expansion.
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Shared Storage Workflow
Up-grading to a SAN is a must for even the heaviest editor workloads, and with an ExaSAN compact solution kit you have made the best SAN choice. How can you upgrade to a total ExaSAN solution?
How can the total ExaSAN storage solution reduce your worload enhance your work environment?
To Learn more about the ExaSAN SW04/08 Compact solution click here.

ExaRAID not only provides solutions for the single host, its highly effective expansion capabilities satisfies multiple user SAN storage requirements utilizing a PCIe Switch system. The unique ExaSAN PCIe Switch developed by Accusys permits multiple workstations to simultaneously access and edit from a single central storage system.
Name |
A12S2-PS |
A12S2-SJ |
Image |
 |
 |
Host Interface |
PCI Express Gen2 5Gb x4, transfer rate up to 20Gb |
SAS 6Gb x4, transfer rate up to 24GbCapacity
|
Capacity |
36TB (12x 3TB) |
Desktop/Rackmount |
2U Rackmount |
Array Type |
Hot-Swappable |
Form Factor |
12 bay |
Drives Type Supported |
- Support 12x SAS/SATA 6Gb and SSD disks
- Support 3.5’’ / 2.5’’ hard disks
- Support 2TB/3TB hard disks
|
RAID Controller |
- LSISAS2208 processor
- Hardware XOR/Multi-Parity engine
- 1GB DDR III, ECC-protected
|
None |
Dimension |
88mm (H) x 483mm (W) x 597mm (L) |
Weight |
31kg (68.34 lbs.) dual I/O module configuration without hard drives |
Power Supply |
400W x2, Redundancy |
Operating Temperature |
Temperature: 0º to 40ºC (32º to 104º F)
Humidity: 5% to 85%
|
Management
and Monitoring
|
RAIDGuide X (Java-based GUI, cross-platform executable ) |
Compatibility |
- Windows: XP/2003/Vista/2008 and Windows 7(32/64-bit, Miniport and storport driver, WHQL certified)
- Linux: Red Hat, SUSE, Fedora, CentOS, Debian...
- MAC: OS X (10.5, 10.6, 10.7)
|
Software
Specification
|
- Multiple RAID levels: 0,1,5,6, 0+1, and JBOD
- Up to 4 independent disk arrays
- RAID capacity partitioning: up to 16 slices
- Support up to 64 LUNs
- Support stripe sizes: 256 (KB)
- Selective initialization method with background initialization
- Online RAID set expansion and level migration
- Controller and Disk Cache Control to optimize read/write performance
- Support write-back and write-through caching
- Automatic drive insertion/removal detection and fast disk rebuilding
- Online bad block data recovery and reallocation
- Online disk scrubbing with data refresh and parity regeneration b SAS JBOD System
- Disk health monitoring by S.M.A.R.T
- NVRAM-based transaction log and auto parity resynchronization
- Array roaming and disk traveling with redundant on-disk metadata
- Array recovery to restore RAID configurations
- Dual firmware images for firmware recovery
- Disk lag proof technology to guarantee disk timely response
- Equalization mode to smooth the performance of sequential I/Os and reduce fluctuation
|
Provided by RAID systems |
Management |
- Enclosure components monitoring and control via GUI
- LED indicator for RAID & enclosure status
- Event logging to text file with event viewer
- Event notification by email (SMTP)
- Centralized multiple RAID system management
- Support both in-band and out-band management
- Support RAID management by EFI and BIOS
- Support firmware upgrade via GUI
- Support CLI (Command Line Interface)
- Support SNMP
- Support remote management
|
Provided by RAID systems |
Enclosure |
- Modularized components design, Power module, Fan module and RAID Controller support hot-pluggable
- FAN, Power, Temperature status LED indication in the front handle.
- 80plus power can be above 80% providing the energy conversion efficiency with more power bill savings
- Power supply also supports Power Management Bus (PMBus) protocol it allows to monitor power supply status and performance from RAIDGuard X
|
Expansion |
- The A12S2-PS able to connect three A12S2-SJ JBOD systems.
- Users can deploy their storage with ExaSAN switch to construct a ExaSAN solution.
|
Certification |
RoHS, CE, FCC, C-Tick, BSMI |
Warranty |
- 3-Year Limited Warranty for RAID and JBOD systems and within components.
- 1-Year Limited Warranty for HBA and cable.
|
Box Content |
- A12S2-PS
- QSFP single port Host Bus Adapter
- QSFP 2m copper cable
- Rail and rail extenders
- Power cord
|
- A12S2-SJ
- SAS 6Gb 2m cable
- Rail and rail extenders
- Power cord
|
Optional items
HBA |
- 20Gb/s PCIe Channel PCIe2.0 x4
- Short, low profile , form factor card
- Dimension 153 x 64.4 mm
- Standard bracket (low profile available)
|
 |
- 40Gb Dual Port channel PCIe 2.0x4
- standard height form factor card
- Dimension 234.4 x 110 mm
|
 |
Cable |
Copper cable support length: 2M |
 |
Optical cable support length: 10M/30M/50M/100M |
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