All of the External MiniSAS Cable interconnect products discussed

Previously, each of our edit suites had external Raid 5 arrays.  We use 12TB Rack Pro raids from Other World Computer.  Because these are SFF-8087 SAS  External MiniSAS Cable, they stayed with the MacPro.  We were able to turn them instantly into SAN volumes using SANmp.  Right now each edit suite has it's own SAN raid, but we're working on finializing our SAN workflow.Our goal is to add another 12-24TB by summer, giving us a SAN with a total of 48TB.The External MiniSAS Cable connector can plug in to a mini-SAS PCI Express card in a Mac Pro or PC server, or you can attach it via the 9-port hub to share the storage between 8 workstations or connect multiple Jupiter systems with an LSI switch. Connect 8 workstations through a 9-port hub and each of them gets 24Gbps bandwidth; connect two channels with two cables and you can get 48Gbps. The management software lets you zone specific drives to specific servers or workstations, or pool the storage for general use.Complete Fusion RX1600Fibre storage systems include an enclosure with internal RAID controller, 4-port 8Gb FC interface, and two External MiniSAS Cable expansion ports; two rackmount rail assemblies and mounting hardware; sixteen 3.5" drive modules; two power cords; one 2-meter RJ-45 CAT 5 Ethernet cable; one 2-meter RJ-11 to DB9 RS-232 cable; and a software CD and documentation.HP External Mini SAS 2m Cable  Fusion RX1600 Expansion systems include an enclosure with internal SAS expanders and four mini-SAS ports; two rackmount rail assemblies and mounting hardware; sixteen 3.5" drive modules; two 2-meter mini-SAS cables; two power cords; and ocumentation.