The SSG-542B-E1CR60-01-G2 is a capacity-first 4U storage server for teams building data lakes, content repositories, and long-retention archives. With a 60-bay top-loading design and hot-swap 3.5" SAS/SATA support, it delivers right-sized extreme density for high-volume datasets, image archives, and data protection environments where predictable storage behavior matters.

This Gold Series configuration arrives as a standardized baseline: bulk HDD capacity for the primary tier, NVMe placed where it adds real value for boot, logs, cache, or tiering, and a hardware RAID controller to keep day-to-day operations consistent.

SSG-542B-E1CR60-01-G2 Performance Highlights

• - 60-Bay Top-Loading Density: 4U chassis supports 60 hot-swap 3.5" SAS/SATA bays for capacity-forward repositories, archives, and data lake tiers.
• - Gold Configuration Built for Bulk Storage: Ships as a pre-configured build with 60’ 24TB SATA HDDs, plus 2’ 960GB U.2 NVMe SSDs for boot, logging, cache, or tiering.
• - Hardware RAID-Centered Storage Architecture: Broadcom 3916 HW RAID provides predictable RAID-backed storage behavior across large arrays and repeatable deployments.
• - NVMe Options Where They Count: Hot-swap Gen4 NVMe and additional NVMe placement options support targeted performance tiers alongside the high-capacity HDD pool.
• - Intel Xeon 6 and DDR5 Headroom: Single-socket Intel’ Xeon’ 6 platform with up to 16 DDR5 DIMMs supports storage services, indexing, and metadata-heavy workloads.