The EVO 8 Bay Shared Media Storage Server is a powerful and scalable 4U solution built for professional media teams. It supports up to 8 SATA or SAS drives in its base and scales to 528TB per node with an expansion unit. With options for up to 24 GbE ports and additional 10/25/100Gb Ethernet connectivity, it offers impressive flexibility and speed. A fully configured EVO 8 Bay system supports up to 24 drives and 24 clients without needing an Ethernet switch. It runs on the robust EVO OS and includes unlimited licenses for ShareBrowser, Nomad, and Slingshot—perfect for collaborative, high-throughput environments.

Base Chassis Physical and Electrical

• 64-bit, multi-core CPU, 4U storage server
• Power Requirement: 100-240VAC 47-63Hz (auto switching)
• Power Supply: 650W Redundant (2 650W modules)
• Maximum Load: 9-4A
• Operational environment: 40 to 72°F (5 to 22°C)
• Thermal: ~785 BTU/hr
• Physical dimensions: Length 18″ (21.5″ w/ cables) x Width 17″ x Height 7″
• Shipping dimensions: Length 37″ x Width 24″ x Height 13″ (90lbs loaded)
• Height Requirements: 4U
• SPL: Base chassis with 8 disk drives, at idle, < 54db SPL @ 1m, A-weighted

Rack Requirements

• EIA-310 rack, 4-post with front and rear rails using included mounting rails. Available 2-post mounting using only front rails
• Included mounting rails for 4-post racks
  • 4RU required
  • 0.625″ pitch, round hole (square hole compatible)
  • Inner-rail to inner-rail depth: 21″-27.5″ (53cm – 69.85cm)
  • Rear-rail mount can be flipped to fit a minimum depth of 13.75″, with 7.25″ of rail overhang.
• Optional mounting for 2-post racks
  • 6 RU required
  • 0.625″ pitch, round hole (square hole compatible)
  • Chassis depth 21″ (18″ chassis plus 3″ cable clearance)

Expansion Chassis Physical and Electrical

• Power Requirement: 100-240VAC 50-60Hz (auto switching)
• Power Supply: 720W Redundant (2 720W modules)
• Maximum Load: 10-5A
• Operational environment: 40 to 72°F (5 to 22°C)
• Thermal: ~785 BTU/hr
• Physical dimensions: Length 24.25″ (27.75″ w/ cables) x Width 17″ x Height 5.25″ (19″ rack)
• Shipping dimensions: Length 32.5″ x Width 23″ x Height 12″ (100lbs loaded)
• Height Requirements: 3U

Connectivity and Expansion

• Included ShareBrowser, Nomad, Slingshot: Unlimited
• Included GbE Ports: 2
• Maximum GbE Ports: 24
• Maximum 10GbE Base-T Ports: 4
• Maximum 10GbE Optical Ports: 4
• Maximum 25GbE Optical Ports: 4
• Maximum 100GbE Optical Ports: 1
• Maximum SATA/SAS Disks (base unit): 8
• Maximum Disks per System: 24 (16 bay expansion chassis requires standard-depth rack)

Supported RAID Levels

• RAID Levels: 5 and 6

Available Drives

• SSD: ~1TB, ~2TB, ~4TB, ~8TB (Enterprise-class RAID-edition 6Gbps SATA)
• HDD: 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 10TB, 12TB, 22TB Enterprise-class RAID-edition 6Gbps SATA drives