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A glance inside any data center might reveal thousands of
HDDs working side by side in glittering arrays, blinking as they
smoothly transfer millions and millions of bits and bytes.
Compact, and easy to install and maintain, large scalable storage
is the key building block for large-enterprise and scientific
data centers as well as for cloud-scale computing. 4U 24x 3.5
in. frontloader “just a bunch of disks” (JBOD) enclosures are
widely used for this, because they – unlike the alternative 4U
toploader – will fit into any rack and allow easy access to the
drives.
4U top-loading chassis are growing in popularity for storage solutions as they offer the highest density for packing 3.5“ Enterprise Capacity HDDs. Models with 60 drive bays have been used for a while, but now models with more than 100 slots are available. One common problem is that many chassis for more than 60 drives are very long (sometimes more than 1 meter) and unable to fit into existing racks. The AIC JBOD Model J4078-01 is only 810 mm long and, while offering 78 slots, it’s one of the shortest models in this class and fits into any existing rack.
