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:

     Supports 3.5” SATA hard disk drives, up to 4TB

     Hot-swap capability for rapid multi HDDs access and exchange

     Supports eSATA transfer speed up to 3Gbps

     Compact docking station design maximizes heat dissipation and exhaust

     The docking unit uses a 12V DC power adapter

Note: You can use USB drives on VMware UEB systems (see KB 1443 for details). You can use eSATA on all other systems and VMware UEB 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:

     The usable size of a given drive varies by disk size and dock type.

     For disks up to 2 TB, usable size is equal to actual disk size regardless of the dock type.

     For disks larger than 2 TB, usable size may not match the actual disk size. For details by dock type, see KB 1443.