Supermicro’s SC836 storage chassis supports 16 hot-swap 3.5″ SAS3/SAS2/SATA3 drive with options of adding slim floppy/DVD sizes and rear 2.5”x2 drive bays, the industry’s highest storage density for a 3U system (up to 20 hot-swap drives: 16 front + 2 slims+ 2 rear). With 100% cooling redundancy and multiple choices of high efficiency (1+1) redundant power supplies (800W, 710W DC, Gold Level 1200W, Platinum Level 500W/920W/1280W or Titanium Level 1000W) with PMBus functionality and I2C for enhanced power management, the SC836 is optimized for reliability and capacity. Heavy duty palletized packaging is available to ensure secure system integrity during shipping and tool-less, roller rail designs for easy installation and maintenance are standard with each system.