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DATASHEET
Pegasus2
Prosumer RAID Desktop Storage
The world’s rst Thunderbolt™ 2 Hardware RAID Storage for Creative Professionals
Benets
• Simplify and accelerate your
workflow.
• Create, edit, view, and share
brilliant 3D and 4K video.
• Seamlessly transfer terabytes of
data in minutes rather than hours.
• Safely backup massive creative
projects.
Highlights
• Supports maximum throughput
allowed by Thunderbolt™ 2
interface.
• Expand storage capacity and
backup for new Mac Pro or
Windows workstations.
• Supports simultaneous streaming,
editing, and backup of 4K video.
PROMISE Technology delivers the world’s first true Thunderbolt 2
prosumer desktop RAID for high-performance 4K video editing.
Pegasus2
The Pegasus2 Series with Thunderbolt™ 2 technology delivers
•
blistering performance for creative professionals creating high
resolution video and rich media content.
Built to maximize the available line rate of Thunderbolt
•
creators, photographers, graphic artists, and engineers alike can
transfer and display 4K video files simultaneously at lightning speeds.
Pegasus2 is the world’s first RAID 5 solution featuring Thunderbolt
•
technology, enabling pros and enthusiasts to create, edit, and view live
4K video streams while simultaneously backing up files to the system.
™
2, video
Pegasus2 and the new Mac Pro
Pegasus2 is the first Thunderbolt™ 2 storage launched with the new
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Mac Pro, which has two Thunderbolt™ 2 ports and comes in 4-bay,
6-bay, and 8-bay configurations.
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2
• Dual Thunderbolt™ ports for
daisy-chaining.
• Hot-swappable drive bays for
effortless drive access and
serviceability.
• Portable hardware RAID
protection for offsite shoots.
• Massive storage capacity for
backing up creative projects and
digital libraries.
• Essential to PROMISE’s end-to end 4K workflow environment.
• Thunderbolt™ cable included,
backwards compatible with
10Gbps Thunderbolt™ hosts and
devices.
Storage capacity for massive 4K projects can be expanded by daisy-
•
chaining multiple Pegasus2 systems.
Pegasus2 M4
“Pegasus2 for Portability”
The Pegasus2 M4, or Pegasus2 “Mini”, is a 4-bay RAID 5/6 storage solution
featuring 2.5” HDDs that is designed for users who require a portable,
“on-the-go” solution in remote or offsite environments.
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DATASHEET
PROMISE Rich Media 4K Workow
PROMISE offers a complete shared storage solution featuring Thunderbolt™
2 for 4K environments through Pegasus2, SANLink2, and VTrak A-Class.
End to End Rich Media Solution
Pegasus2 offers creative enthusiasts and professionals
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protable RAID storage for post-production and
broadcasting, such as offsite shoots, remote studios, or
department workgroups.
SANLink2 Thunderbolt
•
™
2-to-Fibre Channel/Ethernet
bridge provides high-speed connectivity directly to a
fibre channel SAN or ethernet for 4K applications.
VTrak A3800 shared storage appliance is for
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simultaneous, collaborative multi-user 4K editing, for
higher performance bandwidth.
*Pegasus2: 1 user can write on a file at a time, multiple users can read. VTrak A-Class: Multiple users can write to the same file for true collaboration.
Specications
Model Pegasus2 R8
Pegasus2 R6
Pegasus2 R4
Mac Pro
OFFSITE INGEST
& EDITING
Pegasus2 M4
UNSTRUCTURED DATA
1GbE Switch
NAS Gateway
FC Switch
10GbE Switch
*
A-Class
x30
1GbE Switch
Portable
Collaboration
& Distribution
JBOD
SC ALE OUT T O 7+ PB
RAID
JBOD
DIGITAL ASSET
Nearline, Backup,
& Active Archive
MANAGEMENT
Accessories
Thunderbolt™ cable included
Optional carrying case available
Portable
24TB
“Highest performance”
32TB
“Highest capacity and
protection”
Form Factor 8-Bay
Thunderbolt™ Ports 2x Thunderbolt™ 2 technology ports (20Gbps)
RAID Level
Compatibility
Dimensions
Weight
Warranty
OS Support OS X 10.8.5 or higher, Windows*
PROMISE United States
Milipitas, CA USA
Tel: +1.408.228.1400
E-mail: sales@promise.com
WARRANTY & SUPPORT
PROMISE Germany
Dortmund, Germany
Tel: +49.231.56.76.48.0
E-mail: sales-de@promise.com
hardware RAID
enclosure
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
24TB (8x3TB)
32TB (8x4TB)
Height: 12.2 in / 31.0 cm
Width: 9.6 in / 24.5 cm
Length: 7.3 in / 18.7 cm
24.2 lb / 11 kg
PROMISE EMEA - The Netherlands
Son, The Netherlands
Tel: +31.40.235.2600
E-mail: sales.eu@promise.com
18TB
“Best value for performance,
protection, and capacity”
12TB
“Best value at lowest cost for
both performance and protection”
6-Bay
hardware RAID
enclosure
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50
12TB (6x2TB)
18TB (6x3TB)
Height: 9.8 in / 25.1 cm
Width: 9.6 in / 24.5 cm
Length: 7.3 in / 18.7 cm
20.1 lb / 9.1 kg
2-year warranty
Height: 7.5 in / 19.2 cm
Width: 9.6 in / 24.5 cm
Length: 7.3 in / 18.7 cm
*Comes pre-formatted HFS+. Download Windows driver at www.promise.com
PROMISE Italy
Rome, Italy
Tel: +39.06.3671.2626
E-mail: sales-it@eu.promise.com
8TB
“Over two hours of
uncompressed
4K footage”
4-Bay
hardware RAID
enclosure
0, 1, 5, 6, 10
8TB (4x2TB)
15 lb / 6.8 kg
4TB
“Easy and light for
portability and
versatility”
4-Bay
hardware RAID
enclosure
0, 1, 5, 6, 10
4TB (4x1TB)
Height: 4.2 in / 10.7 cm
Width: 5.0 in / 12.7 cm
Length: 6.6 in / 16.7 cm
5.5 lb / 2.9 kg
PROMISE United Kingdom
Wokingham, United Kingdom
Tel: +44.870.112.59.77
E-mail: sales@eu.promise.com
Related Products
SANLink2 8G Fibre Channel / 10GBase-T bridge–
Bridging the fastest Thunderbolt™ 2 access to shared
SAN storage over Fibre Channel or Ethernet.
PROMISE Taiwan
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Tel: +886.3.578.2395
E-mail: sales@tw.promise.com
PROMISE China
Beijing, Taiwan
Tel: +8610.8857.8085/8095
E-mail: sales@tw.promise.com
PROMISE Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tel: +81.03.6801.8063
E-mail: sales@jp.promise.com
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