Cipher RAID Tower comparison

DLE - Drive Level Encryption Cipher RAID Tower                      RVE - RAID Volume Encryption Cipher RAID Tower

 

DLE - Drive Level Encryption Cipher RAID Tower comparison

	CDC4HESU	CRC4HESU	CDC5HXAES
Maximum number of drives installable
3.5" SATA	4	N/A	5
2.5" SATA or SSD	YYes (with optional bracket, model AE25SN35SA)	4	Yes (with optional bracket, model AE25SN35SA)
Connection to System
Via any eSATA port	Yes	Yes	Yes
Via USB 2.0 port	Yes	Yes	Yes (with optional USB 3.0 - eSATAp adapter (model - ADU3ESA )
Via USB 3.0 port	Yes	Yes	Yes (with optional USB 3.0 - eSATAp adapter (model - ADU3ESA )
Encryption
Encryption level	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit
Architecture	DLE - one crypto engine per drive	DLE - one crypto engine per drive	DLE - one crypto engine per drive
number of Cipher keys required per RAID volume	4	4	5
Built-in RAID accelerator	Yes	Yes	Yes
Supported type of RAID
RAID 1, RAID 0	Yes	Yes	Yes
RAID 10	Yes	Yes	Yes
BIG (SPAN)	Yes	Yes	Yes
RAID 5 over 4 drives	Yes	Yes	Yes
RAID 5	Yes	Yes	Yes
RAID 5+S	Yes	Yes	Yes
Clone mode	Yes	Yes	Yes
JBOD (individual drive)	Yes (when connected via PM compatible eSATA port or USB port)	Yes (when connected via PM compatible eSATA port or USB port)	Yes (when connected via PM compatible eSATA port or USB port)
RAID Setup	via onboard dip switches or Windows utility	via onboard dip switches or Windows utility	via onboard dip switches or Windows utility
Model of the integrated Port Multiplier	AD5HPMREU	AD5HPMREU	AD5HPMRXA-E
RAID setup  utility	available for Windows	available for Windows	available for Windows
RAID Diagnostics	via Windows utility or LED lights	via Windows utility or LED lights	via Windows utility or LED lights
Drive installation
via removable drive enclosure	4 drives	4 drives	5 drives
mounted directly onto tower chassis	NA	NA	NA
Hot Swappable Drives	Yes	Yes	Yes
Supported OS	OS Independent	OS Independent	OS Independent

RVE -RAID Volume Encryption Cipher RAID Tower comparison

	CRTM4HES	CRT535PES	CRT1035P2ES
Maximum number of drives installable
3.5" SATA	4	5	10
2.5" SATA or SSD	Yes (with optional bracket, model AE25SN35SA)	Yes (with optional bracket, model AE25SN35SA)	Yes (with optional bracket, model AE25SN35SA)
Connection to System
Via any eSATA port	Yes	require Port Multiplier compatible eSATA port	require Port Multiplier compatible eSATA port
Via USB 2.0 port	Yes (with optional USB 3.0 - eSATAp adapter (model - ADU3ESA )	NA	NA
Via USB 3.0 port	Yes (with optional USB 3.0 - eSATAp adapter (model - ADU3ESA )	NA	NA
Encryption
Encryption level	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit	AES 256-bit
Architecture	RVE- one crypto engine per RAID volume	RVE- one crypto engine per RAID volume	RVE- one crypto engine per RAID volume
number of Cipher keys required per RAID volume	1	1	1
Built-in RAID accelerator	Yes	NA	NA
Supported type of RAID
RAID 1, RAID 0	Yes	Depends on RAID funciton of the controller	Depends on RAID funciton of the controller
RAID 10	Yes
BIG (SPAN)	Yes
RAID 5 over 4 drives	Yes
RAID 5	Yes
RAID 5+S	Yes
Clone mode	N/A
JBOD (individual drive)	N/A	Yes (when connected via eSATA port on PM compatible controller)	Yes (when connected via eSATA port on PM compatible controller)
RAID Setup	via onboard rotary switch	via software	via software
Model of the integrated Port Multiplier	AD4SR5HPMUS	AD5SAPM	AD5SAPM (2 units)
RAID setup  utility	NA	depends on the RAID utility of the controller	depends on the RAID utility of the controller
RAID Diagnostics	via LED lights	via LED lights	via LED lights
Drive installation
via removable drive enclosure	NA	5 drives	10 drives
mounted directly onto tower chassis	yes	NA	NA
Hot Swappable Drives	Yes	Yes	Yes
Supported OS	OS Independent	depends on the controller	depends on the controller