Description

OWC

ThunderBay 8
112.0TB Thunderbolt 3 Storage Solution

Professional Grade 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 Storage Solution

Like a Data Center on Your Desk

This latest addition to the popular ThunderBay line, introduced in 2014, now offers eight drive bays for either 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch HDDs and/or SSDs in any combination. The OWC ThunderBay 8 is like a high-performance personal data center that offers multiple configuration options to suit ever-expanding storage needs. Photo, film and video editors can take advantage of the largest capacity desktop RAID storage solution we’ve ever offered to handle the voracious drive space appetite of RAW, 4K, large format, and VR workflows.

Conquer High Bandwidth Demands

With Thunderbolt 3 offering real-world transfer rates up to 2586MB/s and the ability to RAID together eight SSDs or HDDs, ThunderBay 8’s rugged, field-tested aluminum design has the under-the-hood horsepower needed to conquer high-bandwidth requirements. You can even configure multiple ThunderBay 8 solutions connected via multiple Thunderbolt 3 ports on your Mac or PC to achieve exponential speed increases. Whatever your set up, when you’re racing against a deadline, ThunderBay 8 puts you in the winner’s circle.

Monstrous Capacity

Need even more capacity? Daisy-chain up to six of these capacity behemoths together for up to a staggering 768TB. Now you can capture vast amounts of footage from multiple cameras or store vast libraries of production work with a unified and reliable storage solution.

Includes SoftRAID: Easy and Complete Drive Management

Now you can quickly access and robustly protect your data with SoftRAID for Mac. SoftRAID makes it a breeze to create RAID volumes by helping you through the entire process. With multiple RAID options, you decide what you’re using your RAID volume for and how much space to allocate to it. It's that simple to create your preference of speed and/or redundancy for your data volume.

SoftRAID highlights:

Advanced: create RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 1+0 (10) volumes (RAID 6, 6+ coming in 2020) and get email notifications for drive and RAID volume health with SoftRAID XT
Verify: volume validation ensures sectors can be read, parity is correct, and any potential volume failure is minimized
Certified: drives are validated before use to ensure they are safe for data storage
Vigilant: predictive warnings help protect against unexpected drive failure
Outperforms: up to 86% faster than AppleRAID
Thorough: full TRIM support improves internal and external SSD performance in all RAID levels

Swap and Identify Drives Easily

ThunderBay 8 makes it easy to keep large data sets organized for every project thanks to its eight hot swappable drive bays. Whether you’re using 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch HDDs and/or SSDs, the drives mount in alphabetically labeled trays for easy identification and are secured by a thumb screw. If you want the freedom to access an extensive collection of drives quickly, you can create a drive “bullpen” with additional OWC drive trays (sold separately).

As Secure as a Bank Vault

With a locking front panel and security slot on the backside, the ThunderBay 8 is like an ironclad vault l for your data. Plus, with front panel LEDs indicating the status of each drive, you’ll know at a glance if your data is secure.

See More, Do More

ThunderBay 8 isn’t just about high-capacity, high-performance storage. It’s about giving you all the options you need to work at your best. Attach a 5K Thunderbolt display or two 4K displays. Place a USB 3.1 device at the end of a daisy chain. With an extra Thunderbolt 3 port, you have the flexibility to add more devices to your workflow and master any task at hand.

Secure Your Workflow with OWC ClingOn

Greatly reduce — if not eliminate — cable strain and accidental disconnects with the OWC ClingOn. These custom cable stabilizers (sold separately) screw into the ThunderBay 8's housing to secure your Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C connections and prevent work session interruption and possible data loss.

Product Notes

Sequential read/write performance with 8 x 2.0TB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD in RAID 0 connected to iMac Pro Late 2017 (iMacPro1,1) with 32GB RAM and 3.2GHz processor running AJA System Test (4K-Full resolution, 64GB file size, 10bit RGB codec, single file test).
Apple Mac models with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt ports can be connected using an Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter (sold separately). This configuration provides data transfer at up to 20Gb/s but does not support notebook charging.
ClingOn sold separately. Visit http://go.owc.com/clingon for more information.

Specifications

Product Specifications:

OWC Part Number

OWCTB38SRT112

Standard Mechanism

8 x 14.0TB* Toshiba Hard Disk Drives**
*1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.

**OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components.

Mac OS Compatibility

macOS 10.13 High Sierra
macOS 10.14 Mojave
macOS 10.15 Catalina

PC OS Compatibility

Windows 10 64-bit Edition
Windows Server 2016

Other Requirements

Thunderbolt 3 Port

Ports

(2) Thunderbolt 3 Ports
(1) DisplayPort

Number of Bays

(8) 3.5"/2.5" SATA

Housing Color

Black

Housing Material

Aluminum

Security Slot

Hot Swap Support

Driver Required

SoftRAID Only

Chipset

Thunderbolt: (1) Intel JHL6540
SATA Controller: (2) JMicron JMB-585

RAID Support

Software (SoftRAID)

RAID Levels Supported

RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 0+1
RAID 4
RAID 5
JBOD

Data Transfer Rate (Max)

Thunderbolt 3 : 40 Gb/s (or 5000 MB/s)

Bootable

Mac Only

Display Support

Supports up to two 4K displays @ 60Hz or one 5K display @ 60Hz
Thunderbolt 3: Up to 5K @ 60Hz via a native Thunderbolt 3 display or 4K @ 60Hz via a Thunderbolt display or a USB-C display adapter
DisplayPort 1.2: Up to 4K @ 60Hz

Power Button

Power Supply

Internal UL-listed universal auto-switching power supply

AC Input

3.5A At 115V,
1.8A At 230V

DC Output

+12V, 25A

Wattage

Cooling Fan

(1) 92mm cooling fan

Certifications

CE
FCC
VCCI
RCM
BSMI

Environment

Environmental (Operating)
- Temperature 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)
- Altitude -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
- Shock Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Environmental (Non-Operating)
- Temperature -4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C)
- Altitude -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
- Shock Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

Dimensions

Height: 18.0 cm (7.1 in
Width: 26.0 cm (10.2 in)
Length: 24.0 cm (9.4 in)

Weight

7.3 kg (16.14 lbs)

Acoustics

Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n TB38SRT112 UPC#: 810586034517

Compatibility

This product is compatible with...

Learn how to find your Mac's model ID

Mac Pro Rack (Early 2020)

(January 2020)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

3.5GHz 8-Core

Mac Pro Rack (Early 2020)

(January 2020)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

3.3GHz 12-Core

Mac Pro Rack (Early 2020)

(January 2020)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

3.2GHz 16-Core

Mac Pro Rack (Early 2020)

(January 2020)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

2.7GHz 24-Core

Mac Pro Rack (Early 2020)

(January 2020)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

2.5GHz 28-Core

Mac Pro (Late 2019)

(December 2019)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

3.5GHz 8-Core

Mac Pro (Late 2019)

(December 2019)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

3.3GHz 12-Core

Mac Pro (Late 2019)

(December 2019)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

3.2GHz 16-Core

Mac Pro (Late 2019)

(December 2019)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

2.7GHz 24-Core

Mac Pro (Late 2019)

(December 2019)

Model ID: MacPro7,1

2.5GHz 28-Core

Mac mini (Late 2018)

(November, 2018)

Model ID: Macmini8,1

3.6GHz i3, 3.0GHz i5, 3.2GHz i7

iMac Pro
(27-inch Late 2017)

(December 2017)

Model ID: iMacPro1,1

3.2GHz 8-core, 3.0GHz 10-core, 2.3GHz 14-core, 2.5GHz 18-core

iMac w/Retina 5K display
(27-inch Mid 2020)

(August 2020)

Model ID: iMac20,1; iMac20,2

3.1GHz i5, 3.3GHz i5, 3.8GHz i7, 3.6GHz i9

iMac w/Retina 5K display
(27-inch Early 2019)

(March 2019)

Model ID: iMac19,1

3.0GHz i5, 3.1GHz i5, 3.7GHz i5, 3.6GHz i9

iMac w/Retina 4K display
(21.5-inch Early 2019)

(March 2019)

Model ID:iMac19,2

3.6GHz i3, 3.0GHz i5, 3.2GHz i7

iMac w/Retina 5K display
(27-inch Mid 2017)

(June 2017)

Model ID:iMac18,3

3.4GHz i5, 3.5GHz i5, 3.8GHz i5, 4.2GHz i7

iMac w/Retina 4K display
(21.5-inch Mid 2017)

(June 2017)

Model ID:iMac18,2

3.0GHz i5, 3.4GHz i5, 3.6GHz i7

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017)

(June 2017)

Model ID:iMac18,1

2.3GHz i5

MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Mid 2020)

(May, 2020)

Model ID: MacBookPro16,3

1.4GHz i5, 1.7GHz i7

MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Mid 2020)

(May, 2020)

Model ID: MacBookPro16,2

2.0GHz i5, 2.3GHz i7

MacBook Pro (16-inch Touch Mid 2019)

(November, 2019)

Model ID: MacBookPro16,1

2.6GHz i7, 2.3GHz i9, 2.4GHz i9

MacBook Pro (15-inch Touch Mid 2019)

(May, 2019)

Model ID: MacBookPro15,1; MacBookPro15,3

2.6GHz i7, 2.3GHz i9, 2.4GHz i9

MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Mid 2019)

(July, 2019)

Model ID: MacBookPro15,4

1.4GHz i5, 1.7GHz i7

MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Mid 2019)

(May, 2019)

Model ID: MacBookPro15,2

2.4GHz i5, 2.8GHz i7

MacBook Pro (15-inch Touch Mid 2018)

(July, 2018)

Model ID: MacBookPro15,1

2.2GHz i7, 2.6GHz i7, 2.9GHz i9

MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Mid 2018)

(July, 2018)

Model ID: MacBookPro15,2

2.3GHz i5, 2.7GHz i7

MacBook Pro (15-inch Touch Mid 2017)

(June, 2017)

Model ID: MacBookPro14,3

2.8GHz i7, 2.9GHz i7, 3.1GHz i7

MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Mid 2017)

(June, 2017)

Model ID: MacBookPro14,2

3.1GHz i5, 3.3GHz i5, 3.5GHz i7

MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina display Mid 2017)

(June, 2017)

Model ID: MacBookPro14,1

2.3GHz i5, 2.5GHz i7

MacBook Pro (15-inch Touch Late 2016)

(October, 2016)

Model ID: MacBookPro13,3

2.6GHz, 2.7GHz, 2.9GHz

MacBook Pro (13-inch Touch Late 2016)

(October, 2016)

Model ID: MacBookPro13,2

2.9GHz, 3.1GHz, 3.3GHz

MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina display Late 2016)

(October, 2016)

Model ID: MacBookPro13,1

2.0GHz, 2.4GHz

MacBook Air (13-inch Early 2020)

(March 2020)

Model ID: MacBookAir9,1

1.1GHz i3, 1.1GHz i5, 1.2GHz i7

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2019)

(July 2019)

Model ID: MacBookAir8,2

1.6GHz i5

MacBook Air (13-inch Late 2018)

(November 2018)

Model ID: MacBookAir8.1

1.6GHz i5

PC Compatible

Compatible with Intel / AMD based desktop/laptop PCs with built-in Thunderbolt 3 ports.

Extended Compatibility... Learn how to find your Mac's model ID

Add a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 (mDP) adapter to extend compatibility to the following machines:

Mac Pro

(December, 2013)

Model ID: MacPro6,1

2.7GHz 3.0GHz, 3.5GHz, 3.7GHz

iMac w/Retina 5K display
(27-inch Late 2015)

(October 2015)

Model ID:iMac17,1

3.2GHz i5, 3.3GHz i5, 4.0GHz i7

iMac w/ Retina 4K display (21.5-inch Late 2015)

(October 2015)

Model ID:iMac16,2

3.1GHz i5, 3.3GHz i7

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2015)

(October 2015)

Model ID: iMac16,1 or iMac16,2

1.6GHz i5, 2.8GHz i5, 3.1GHz i5, 3.3GHz i7

iMac w/Retina 5K display
(27-inch Mid 2015)

(May 2015)

Model ID: iMac15,1

3.3GHz i5, 3.5GHz i5, 4.0GHz i7

iMac w/Retina 5K display
(27-inch Late 2014)

(October 2014)

Model ID: iMac15,1

3.5GHz i5, 4.0GHz i7

iMac (27-inch Late 2013)

(September 2013)

Model ID: iMac14,2

3.2GHz i5, 3.4GHz i5, 3.5GHz i7

iMac (27-inch Late 2012)

(October 2012)

Model ID: iMac13,2

2.9GHz i5, 3.2GHz i5, 3.4GHz i7

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011)

(May 2011)

Model ID: iMac12,2

2.7GHz i5, 3.1GHz i5, 3.4GHz i7

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2014)

(June 2014)

Model ID: iMac14,4

1.4GHz i5

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2013)

(September 2013)

Model ID: iMac14,3

2.9GHz i5 or 3.1GHz i7

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2013)

(September 2013)

Model ID: iMac14,1

2.7GHz i5

iMac (21.5-inch Early 2013)

(March 2013)

Model ID: iMac13,1

3.3GHz i3

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2012)

(October 2012)

Model ID: iMac13,1

2.7GHz i5 , 2.9GHz i5, 3.1GHz i7

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2011)

(August 2011)

Model ID: iMac12,1

3.1GHz i3

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011)

(May 2011)

Model ID: iMac12,1

2.5GHz i5 , 2.7GHz i5, 2.8GHz i7

Mac mini (Late 2014)

(October, 2014)

Model ID: Macmini7,1

1.4GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.8GHz, 3.0GHz

Mac mini (Late 2012)

(October, 2012)

Model ID: Macmini6,1 & Macmini6,2

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

Mac mini (Late 2012 Server)

(October, 2012)

Model ID: Macmini6,2

2.3GHz, 2.6GHz

Mac mini (Mid 2011)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: Macmini5,1 & Macmini5,2

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.7GHz

Mac mini (Mid 2011 Server)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: Macmini5,3

2.0GHz

MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina display Mid 2015)

(May, 2015)

Model ID: MacBookPro11,4; MacBookPro11,5

2.2GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina display Early 2015)

(March, 2015)

Model ID: MacBookPro12,1

2.7GHz, 2.9GHz, 3.1GHz

MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Display 2013 - 2014)

(October, 2013 - July, 2014)

Model ID: MacBookPro11,1

2.4GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.8GHz, 2.9GHz, 3.0GHz

MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Display 2013 - 2014)

(October, 2013 - July, 2014)

Model ID: MacBookPro11,2

2.0GHz, 2.2GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Display 2013 - 2014)

(October, 2013 - July, 2014)

Model ID: MacBookPro11,3

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Display 2013)

(January, 2013)

Model ID: MacBookPro10,1

2.4GHz, 2.7GHz, 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Display 2013)

(January, 2013)

Model ID: MacBookPro10,2

2.5GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.9GHz, 3.0GHz

MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Display 2012-2013)

(October, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookPro10,2

2.5GHz, 2.9GHz

MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Display 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookPro10,1

2.3GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.7GHz

MacBook Pro (15-inch 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookPro9,1

2.3GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.7GHz

MacBook Pro (13-inch 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookPro9,2

2.5GHz, 2.9GHz

MacBook Pro (17-inch 2011)

(October, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,3

2.4GHz, 2.5GHz

MacBook Pro (15-inch 2011)

(October, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,2

2.2GHz, 2.4GHz, 2.5GHz

MacBook Pro (13-inch 2011)

(October, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,1

2.4GHz, 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2011)

(February, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,3

2.2GHz, 2.3GHz

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011)

(February, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,2

2.0GHz, 2.2GHz, 2.3GHz

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011)

(February, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,2

2.0GHz, 2.2GHz, 2.3GHz

MacBook Air (13-inch Early 2015)

(March 2015)

Model ID: MacBookAir7,2

1.6GHz i5, 2.2GHz i7

MacBook Air (11-inch Early 2015)

(March 2015)

Model ID: MacBookAir7,1

1.6GHz i5, 2.2GHz i7

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2013)

(June, 2013)

Model ID: MacBookAir6,2

1.3GHz, 1.7GHz

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2013)

(June, 2013)

Model ID: MacBookAir6,1

1.3GHz, 1.7GHz

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookAir5,2

1.8GHz, 2.0GHz

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookAir5,1

1.7GHz, 2.0GHz

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2011)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookAir4,2

1.7GHz, 1.8GHz

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2011)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookAir4,1

1.6GHz, 1.8GHz

Includes

(1) ThunderBay 8
(1) Thunderbolt 3 cable
(1) Power cable
(2) Keys for front panel lock
(1) Quick start guide
(1) SoftRAID software bundle

Benchmarks

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Test Results

Description

OWC

ThunderBay 8 112.0TB Thunderbolt 3 Storage Solution

Product Notes

Specifications

Product Specifications:

OWC Part Number

Standard Mechanism

Mac OS Compatibility

PC OS Compatibility

Other Requirements

Ports

Number of Bays

Housing Color

Housing Material

Security Slot

Hot Swap Support

Driver Required

Chipset

RAID Support

RAID Levels Supported

Data Transfer Rate (Max)

Bootable

Display Support

Power Button

Power Supply

AC Input

DC Output

Wattage

Cooling Fan

Certifications

Environment

Dimensions

Weight

Acoustics

Compatibility

Includes

Benchmarks

ThunderBay 8
112.0TB Thunderbolt 3 Storage Solution