Promise Technology Vess A8340 3U Rackmount Storage Array

When your storage environment needs high drive capacity, strong processing power, and reliable access in a rack-ready system, a basic storage enclosure may not be enough. Promise Technology Vess A8340 is a 3U Rackmount Storage Array designed for demanding storage workloads. With 16x 3.5" SATA drive bays, Intel® Xeon® processing, DDR5 ECC memory, PCIe Gen 5 expansion, redundant power, and flexible RAID options, it gives you a powerful platform for managing business data and storage applications.

Promise Technology Vess A8340 for Flexible Rackmount Storage

Managing large amounts of data requires more than drive capacity alone. You also need reliable hardware, flexible connectivity, storage protection, and enough expansion space for changing workloads. Promise Technology Vess A8340 brings these needs together in a compact 3U rackmount design with support for 16x 3.5" SATA drives.

The system uses a Single Intel® Xeon® 6505P Processor, with an optional Dual Intel® Xeon® 6 processors configuration. Its 2x 16GB DDR5 RDIMM ECC DIMM RAM provides a strong memory base, while the platform can support up to 16 DIMM slots, with 8 per CPU. For network access, you get 2x 10GbE Base-T and 2x 1GbE Base-T, plus a 1x 1GbE IPMI interface for management.

Benefits

• High drive capacity: 16x 3.5" SATA drive bays give you substantial physical storage capacity in a 3U chassis.

• Flexible performance: Intel® Xeon® processing and DDR5 RDIMM ECC DIMM RAM provide a strong hardware platform for demanding storage workloads.

• Multiple connectivity options: 2x 10GbE Base-T, 2x 1GbE Base-T, and 1x 1GbE IPMI support data access and system management.

• Strong storage protection: PromiseRAID supports multiple RAID levels and allows combinations to be configured simultaneously.

• Reliable operation: Redundant 1600W 80 Plus Platinum power supplies and hot-swap drive and PSU modules help simplify maintenance.

Usages

Promise Technology Vess A8340 is suitable for business storage environments, video surveillance storage, data management, and applications that need a high-capacity rackmount platform. SMARTBOOST™ Storage provides optimization for Video Surveillance workloads. The system also supports Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025, Rocky Linux 9.x, and Ubuntu 24.04, giving you several operating system options for different deployments.

Key Features

• 16-drive storage design: Provides 16x 3.5" SATA drive bays in a 3U Rackmount form factor.

• Xeon processing platform: Uses a Single Intel® Xeon® 6505P Processor, with optional Dual Intel® Xeon® 6 processors support.

• ECC DDR5 memory: Includes 2x 16GB DDR5 RDIMM ECC DIMM RAM and supports a maximum of 16 DIMM slots [8 per CPU].

• Fast network interfaces: Includes 2x 10GbE Base-T and 2x 1GbE Base-T, plus a 1x 1GbE IPMI interface.

• PCIe Gen 5 expansion: Provides 6x PCIe Gen 5 x16 slots for compatible expansion requirements.

• Flexible RAID protection: PromiseRAID supports 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, with any combination configurable simultaneously.

• Hot-swap storage hardware: Supports Drive Module / PSU Module hot swap and multiple global or dedicated hot-spare drives with revertible option.

• Storage and management software: WebPAM ProE Graphical UI, SNMP, CLI via Graphics, OPAS Service via USB, and IPMI provide several management options.

• Redundant power: Uses redundant 1600W 80 Plus Platinum power supplies with AC 100-240V, 50-60Hz, 12-7A input.

• Compact rack dimensions: Measures 133 x 484.2 x 720 mm and supports an operating temperature range of 5° ~ 35°C, with 40° ~ 60°C non-operational.

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