Description
Designed for medium to large editing teams, the PegasusPro R16 320TB 16-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array from Promise Technology is optimized for up to five concurrent 4K video editors and may be shared with up to 20 users via your network. Featuring sixteen drive bays equipped with 20TB 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" hard drives, the 320TB array is driven by a 3.2 GHz Intel Core i7-8700 6-Core processor and 64GB of DDR4 memory. Its hardware-based controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 configurations, while operations are kept cool using a 4500 rpm fan. Connectivity to your host system is established using a 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 port, with a second Thunderbolt 3 port available for daisy-chaining up to five additional devices, such as a Pegasus3 or Pegasus32. Or, expand the storage capacity using 12G SAS JBOD expansion. Other available ports and slots include four 10GbE RJ45 ports for account access over your network, two 1GbE RJ45 ports for system management using WebPAM Insight, four USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, two USB-A 2.0 ports, an HDMI port, a VGA port, and a serial for technical support only, and two PCIe slots. The PegasusPro R16 is compatible with Windows 10 or later and macOS 10.15 or later. The PegasusPro R16 has a 3 RU form factor and fits into compatible racks. Its drive bays support 2.5"/3.5" SAS III and SATA III hard drives and SSDs. Included is a Thunderbolt 3 cable and a power cord.FileBoost Convert from DAS to NAS and vice-versa with FileBoost for the first time, reducing hours of troublesome transferring and sharing time to just one click.Performance and Sharing The PegasusPro R16 is recommended for small- to medium-sized editing teams. A single Thunderbolt 3 port directly connects to the Thunderbolt 3 editor and four 10GbE LAN ports, sharing with up to twenty NAS users with a 10Gb Ethernet switch, optimized for up to five 4K concurrent editors.Investment Protection for Pegasus Users Aggregate, manage, and share content via 1G/10G Ethernet ports to ensure the best utilization of asset to Pegasus users. High adaptability allows upgrade for future requirements, such as 8K definition postproduction workflow.Expansion and Flexibility 12G SAS JBOD expansion is available on the PegasusPro R16 for an extremely large storage capacity and high-performance SSD installation is supported for added performance boost. PromiseRAID performance, safety, and fault tolerance is built in. In addition, up to six Pegasus3 and/or Pegasus32 systems can connect directly via Thunderbolt 3 daisy chain to the R16 (not available via Ethernet).No Compromising Performance Embrace high-performance file sharing for collaborative workflow features on Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci, and more.Ease of Use Plug-and-play functionality is intuitive and simple via the PROMISE Utility Pro, which helps to simplify user and data administration and enables seamless transitions and ease of use to end users.Data Protection Is Essential The PromiseRAID engine delivers stable and high performance.Cost Effective All-in-one storage to support Thunderbolt DAS/Ethernet NAS/Thunderbolt NAS. Thunderbolt-to-Ethernet networking connects shared asset storage to workstations. Scale up your storage capacity with up to six JBOD expansion units on the PegasusPro R16, such as the Vess J3600.HybridBoost Introducing HybridBoost, the PROMISE exclusive tool for syncing, backing up, and archiving your digital assets. The PROMISE Utility Pro streamlines Sync, Backup, and Archive functions for users on Amazon S3, Google Cloud, Wasabi, Azure Blob, and other popular off-premise cloud storage providers. Plus, the Remote Sync feature can be used for syncing with other PROMISE storage systems.