eSATA or USB device
External docking units may be used to provide archiving capability for select Unitrends systems. A single disk device is inserted into the docking unit and the docking unit is connected to the system using an eSATA or USB cable. Features include:
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Supports 3.5” SATA hard disk drives, up to 4TB |
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Hot-swap capability for rapid multi HDDs access and exchange |
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Supports eSATA transfer speed up to 3Gbps |
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Compact docking station design maximizes heat dissipation and exhaust |
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The docking unit uses a 12V DC power adapter |
Note: You can use USB drives on VMware Unitrends Backup systems (see KB 3257 for details). You can use eSATA on all other systems and VMware Unitrends Backup systems.
Additional considerations for USB devices
Unitrends supports a variety of 2.0-compliant USB docking units. Note the following when archiving to a USB device:
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The usable size of a given drive varies by disk size and dock type. |
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For disks up to 2 TB, usable size is equal to actual disk size regardless of the dock type. |
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For disks larger than 2 TB, usable size may not match the actual disk size. For details by dock type, see KB 3257. |