IQD524

Model Number

IQD524

I/O Controller

Dual-active or Single-upgradable controller

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Host & Expansion Connectivity (per Controller)

5 x 12 Gb/s SAS wide ports (SFF-8644)

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Drive Bays

Hot Swappable DriveBays3.5″/2.5″ Slot x 24/td>

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Compatible Drive Type

Mix & match 3.5″ & 2.5″ SAS, NL-SAS, SATA HDD, 2.5” SAS, SATA SSD (SATA HDD / SSD for single-controller only)

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HBAs & RAID Cards Support

Broadcom (LSI) 12 Gb/s & 6 Gb/s SAS HBAs Broadcom (LSI) 12 Gb/s & 6 Gb/s SAS RAID Controller Cards ATTO 12 Gb/s & 6 Gb/s SAS HBAs ATTO 6 Gb/s SAS RAID Controller Cards

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OS Support

Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025, SLES 11, 12, 15, RHEL 7, 8, 9, FreeBSD 12, 12, 14, macOS 13, 14, 15, VMware & Hyper-V

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Dimension (H x W x D)

19” Rackmount 170.3 x 438 x 515 mm

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System Cooling

2 x hot pluggable / redundant fan modules

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Power Supply

770W / 850W (1+1) redundant 80 PLUS Platinum

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Gross Weight

Kg: 28.3

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Warranty

System: 3 years

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Certification

BIS, RoHS compliant

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Temperature

Operating temperature: 0 to 40°C Shipping temperature: -10°C to 50°C

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Relative Humidity

Operating relative humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing non-operating relative humidity: 10% to 90%

High Availability & Fault-Tolerant Design

• Dual-Active controller architecture with no single point of failure
• Fully modular, cable-less internal design for simplified maintenance
• Redundant and hot-pluggable power supplies and fan modules
• Automatic system alerts and audible alarms on component failure
• Online component replacement without service interruption

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Enterprise-Class Performance & Throughput

• Latest 12 Gb/s SAS 3.0 technology
• Up to 10 × 12 Gb/s SAS wide ports per system
• Total aggregate bandwidth of up to 480 Gb/s
• Optimized for video editing, HPC, cloud storage, streaming, broadcasting, virtualization, and data centers

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Flexible SAS Topologies & Deployment

• Supports all 12 Gb/s SAS topologies, including Cascade, Reverse, and Tree
• Host and expansion ports can be freely configured to match diverse server connectivity requirements
• Designed to maximize performance utilization and storage efficiency across different deployment scenarios

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Advanced Zoning & Security Control

• Disk slots can be grouped into up to 5 independent zones per system
• Each zone can be assigned to one or more 12 Gb/s SAS ports
• Enables multiple host servers to connect to the same DAS system with isolated access

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Runtime Configuration Without Downtime

• Host and expansion ports can be reconfigured during runtime
• Changes take effect immediately without rebooting the system
• Allows dynamic adaptation to changing workloads and application requirements

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Broad Compatibility

• Supports a wide range of HBA and RAID controller cards
• Compatible with Windows Server, Linux distributions, VMware, Hyper-V, macOS, and other major platforms
• Interoperable with VMware vSAN and Microsoft Windows Server environments

Energy-Efficient & Green Technology

• High-density and low-power design reduces rack space usage
• Lower power consumption helps minimize operating costs
• Smaller footprint contributes to greener data center deployments