| Zebra Disk Array Comparison Chart |
| Product Name |
Zebra Disk Array with Port Multiplier
(Model# Z4RCS25PM) |
Zebra Disk Array with Hardware Port Multiplier
(Model# Z4RCS25HPM) |
Zebra Disk Array with Multilane
(Model# Z4RCS25NML) |
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| RAID Configurations |
- eSATA - Capable of RAID 0, 1, 10,5, JBOD when connected to a PM compatible RAID host controller
- USB 2.02 -Supports Software RAID through
Disk Management or Disk Utility (OS tools)
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- eSATA - RAID 0, 1, 10, BigDrive built into Hardware Port Multiplier when connected to a PM compatible RAID host controller
- USB 2.02 - RAID 0, 1, 10, BigDrive built into Hardware Port Multiplier
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Capable of RAID 0, 1, 10,5, JBOD, or individual drives when connected to a Multilane RAID host controller |
| Supported types of connections to computer |
- Any PM-compatible eSATA controller
- Any computer with a USB 2.0 port2
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- Any eSATA port once hard drives are configured under a single RAID volume1
- Any PM-compatible eSATA controller
- Any computer with a USB 2.0 port2
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4X SATA Multilane |
| Supported Host Controllers |
Port Multiplier compatible
host controllers with an eSATA port |
Any controller with eSATA port or any USB 2.0 port2 |
Any 4X SATA Multilane controller |
| Type of Storage Devices Supported |
2.5" SATA hard drives, 2.5" SDD with SATA interface,
SATA-CF Adapter (ADSACF) |
2.5" SATA hard drives, 2.5" SDD with SATA interface,
SATA-CF Adapter (ADSACF |
2.5" SATA hard drives, 2.5" SDD with SATA interface,
SATA-CF Adapter (ADSACF |
| Configuration Requirement3 |
via SATA controller with SiI3132 or SiI3124 chipset |
via SATA controller with SiI3132 or SiI3124 chipset
or any controller once drives are configured into a single logical volume |
via 4X SATA Multilane controller |
| Maximum number of Storage Devices |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Maximum Volume Capacity |
2TB with a 32-bit operating system, 256TB theoretical maximum with 64-bit operating system |
2TB with a 32-bit operating system, 256TB theoretical maximum with 64-bit operating system |
2TB with a 32-bit operating system, 256TB theoretical maximum with 64-bit operating system |
| Supported Operating Systems |
Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Mac OS X and above, Linux kernel 2.64 and above |
Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Mac OS X and above, Linux kernel 2.64 and above |
Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Mac OS X and above, Linux kernel 2.64 and above |
| Hot Swappable |
Requires connection to a PM-compatible host controller with hot swap capability |
Requires connection to a PM-compatible host controller with hot swap capability |
Requires connection to a PM-compatible Multilane host controller with hot swap capability |
| Host Link Speed |
1.5 / 3Gbps |
1.5 / 3Gbps |
1.5 / 3Gbps |
1 To use the hard drives connected as individual drives with no RAID, the Hardware PM must be attached to controllers with the SiI3124 and SiI 3132 chipset.
2 Requires eSATA to USB 2.0 Converter (AAU2ESA)
3 Setting of the Port Multiplier requires configuration software from the controller, with the exception of the Hardware Port Multiplier (which uses it's own configuration software). All Addonics controllers only include the software to configure the standard Port Multiplier under Windows OS at this time.
4 Certain Linux distributions must patch the kernel with libata-tj-stable before they will support the Port Multiplier. Click here for instructions on how to patch the kernel under several Linux distributions.
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