NameSilent Brick Controller X
Short DescriptionPCIe-based, high-performance controller for Silent Brick Pro and Silent Brick Max.
Long DescriptionThe Silent Brick Controller X has 2, 4 or 8 slots for the NVMe-based Silent Brick Pro. Up to 768 TB (gross) of data can be stored on fast NVMe storage on 2 height units. The Controller X can also be expanded with Silent Brick Max to a total capacity of over 6 petabytes. Depending on the model, up to 100G Ethernet is available for connection
Product GroupSilent Brick (X) Related Products Silent Brick Pro Silent Brick Max
Applications Backup VTL-Archiv
Availability D, A, CH Rest of Europe UK & Ireland Americas (USA, Canada, South America) Rest of World
| Article # | Variant |
|---|---|
| SH4020 | Controller X4020 |
| SH5040 | Controller X5040 |
| SH6080 | Controller X6080 |
| Dimensions |
W: 19 inch H: 2 U L: 640 mm |
|---|---|
| Weight (unequipped) |
X4020: ca. 14 kg X5040: ca. 16 kg X6080: ca. 19 kg |
| Slots for Silent Brick Pro |
X4020: 2 slots X5040: 4 slots X6080: 8 slots |
| Data interface |
X4020 & X5040: Dual 10GbE (RJ45) or 10GbE SFP+ (Modules included) X6080: Dual 10/25GbE (RJ45) or 10GbE SFP+, alternatively dual 100GbE (QSFP) (Modules included) |
| Management interfaces |
1x 1GbE for administration & API, 1x 1GbE IPMI for HW monitoring |
| Expansion interface |
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), dual Wide Link 2x 6 GBit/s (2x 12 Gbit/s HD-Mini SAS SFF-8644) for Silent Brick Max |
| RAM |
X4020: 32 GB X5040: 64 GB X6080: 128 GB |
| Power consumption |
X6080: ~630 W (typ., with 8 Silent Brick Pro operating), 1410 W (max.) |
| Heat |
X6080: 2150 BTU/h (typ.), 4812 BTU/h (max.) |
- PCIe Gen4 motherboard
- 2, 4 or 8 slots for Silent Brick Pro / up to 192, 384 or 768 TB (gross) internal storage
- Expansion with dual wide SAS for Silent Brick Max / up to 26 Silent Brick Max (SAS switch required) / up to 6,240 TB (gross) external storage
- Supports Fast Clone Support for Veeam Backup & Recovery
- Virtual Tape Library (VTL, erasure coding with quadruple redundancy) or SecureNAS (triple parity ZFS or erasure coding with quadruple redundancy)
- Silent Brick Max can be transferred from existing Silent Brick systems (G-Series) without data loss
- Replication on a volume basis internally or externally (additional location)
- True air gap with physical ejection
