D-link DSN-654 HDD/SSD Docking Station

D-LINK DSN-654 SAS to SATA Bridge Board

Unlock superior flexibility and cost-efficiency in your enterprise storage environment with the D-LINK DSN-654 HDD/SSD SAS to SATA Bridge Board. This essential component is expertly engineered to bridge the gap between high-capacity, cost-effective SATA drives and high-performance, dual-controller SAS infrastructures. By allowing single-ported SATA drives to function as if they were native dual-ported SAS drives, the DSN-654 provides a seamless path to building a robust, highly available, and scalable storage area network (SAN) without the premium cost of an all-SAS drive deployment.

Ideal for IT administrators and data center managers, this bridge board ensures that your storage system maintains full redundancy and failover capabilities, even when populated with SATA hard drives. It is the key to leveraging the capacity and value of SATA drives in mission-critical environments that demand uninterrupted data access and integrity.

The DSN-654 SAS to SATA bridge board is designed to enable single-ported SATA drives to connect seamlessly like native dual-ported SAS drives.

The DSN-654 is required for each drive, for SATA deployments in a dual controller configuration or with SATA hard drives having capacities of 3TB or greater.

Also, these same rules will apply to SATA drives installed in any additional DSN-6020 expansion enclosures.

Key Benefits and Features
* Enables High Availability: Allows the use of single-ported SATA drives in dual-controller SAN configurations, ensuring data path redundancy and no single point of failure.
* Seamless Integration: Makes SATA drives appear as native dual-ported SAS drives to the storage controller, guaranteeing smooth operation and compatibility.
* Cost-Effective Scalability: Utilize large-capacity, budget-friendly SATA HDDs and SSDs in an enterprise-grade SAS environment, significantly lowering the total cost of ownership for storage expansion.
* High-Capacity Drive Support: Specifically engineered to support modern, high-capacity SATA hard drives of 3TB or greater, enabling massive storage density.
* Optimized for D-Link Storage: Purpose-built for flawless integration with D-Link´s xStack Storage SAN arrays, including the DSN-6020 expansion enclosures, for a unified and reliable solution.
* Enterprise-Grade Reliability: Provides a stable and robust connection, ensuring the integrity and accessibility of your data in demanding 24/7 operational environments.

Technical Specifications
* Product Type: Dock stations, SAS/SATA Bridge Board Interposer
* Connectivity Technology: Wired
* Host Interface: SAS (for connection to backplane)
* Drive Interface: SATA (for connection to HDD/SSD)
* Maximum Data Transfer Rate: 1000 Mbit/s
* Compatibility: Required for SATA drives in D-Link dual controller configurations and DSN-6020 expansion units.
* Supported Drives: SATA HDDs and SSDs, with specific requirement for drives 3TB and larger