Asus RS521A-E12-RS12U Solid State Drive Upgrades

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Asus RS521A-E12-RS12U Solid State Drive Upgrades The Asus RS521A-E12-RS12U is a server with configuration of 12x 3.5" SSDs plus 2x 2.5" SSDs on the rear panel. This Asus RS521A-E12-RS12U supports the following types of solid state drives: SATA, SAS, and NVMe. The capacities supported by this server range from 120GB to 15.36TB and offers speeds of 3GB/s, 6GB/s, 12GB/s, 24GB/s, and 16GT/s, depending on the type of solid state drive. The max capacity configuration available for this server is 12x 15.36TB NVMe. It is not advisable to mix the types of drives as the server will run inconsistent due to SSD drive speeds. If you want to maximize the capabilities of the Asus RS521A-E12-RS12U, choose one type of Solid State Drives to maintain consistency when running your server nodes. Technical Guide Cloud Ninjas Asus RS521A-E12-RS12U Solid State Drive Upgrade Tips There are 6 different types of SSD interfaces: SATA, SAS, NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4, NVMe U.2 and NVMe U.3. There are multiple SSD capacities: 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 800Gb, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.2TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB, 15.36TB. Maximum total cpacities for SATA drives is 7.68TB, SAS 7.68TB and NVMe U.2/U.3 15.36TB of storage memory. Speed of drives for the Asus RS521A-E12-RS12U server range from: 3GB/s to 24GB/s for SATA and SAS, 16GT/s for NVMe U.2, and 32GT/s for NVMe U.3. SAS Support from optional SAS HBA/RAID card. There is 1 types of Asus RS521A-E12-RS12U chassis from a storage perspective: 12x 15.36TB SATA/SAS/NVMe U.2/U.3 plus 2x 7.68TB SATA hot-swap drive bays. You can mix SSD types; however, it is advised that consumer chooses one type of SSD for the entirity of the servers SSD capabilities, in order to maintain consistency. Cloud Ninjas's Asus RS521A-E12-RS12U Q&A 1. What Solid State Drive capacities are compatible with the Asus RS521A-E12-RS12U server? 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 800Gb, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.2TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB, 15.36TB. 2. What SSD speeds are supported by the Asus RS521A-E12-RS12U? Speed of drives