3U Server
Capacity for 1,300 Blu‑ray or 7,200 DVD quality movies
The Kaleidescape 3U Server provides reliable storage for your favorite movies and music, and includes a hot spare disk cartridge as an additional measure of protection. Like all Kaleidescape servers, it is designed to protect your valuable entertainment collection even in the event of a hard disk drive failure.
A single 3U Server can store up to 1,300 Blu‑ray or 7,200 DVD quality movies. Multiple servers can work together to store thousands of movies and albums as a single collection.

Specifications
Size and Weight
| Dimensions: | 17.8 in. × 5.2 in. × 19.3 in.
(45.1 cm × 13.2 cm × 48.9 cm) 3 rack units (rack ears included) |
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| Weight: |
46 lb (20.9 kg) with eight disk cartridges installed
59 lb (26.8 kg) with fourteen disk cartridges installed
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Power
- 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz universal input
- 225 W typical consumption (289 W max) with fourteen disk cartridges
Environmental
- Operating: 41 to 86°F (5 to 30°C)
- Storage: -4 to 140°F (-20 to 60°C)
- Relative humidity: 20% to 80% non-condensing
- Heat output: 990 BTU/hr (289 W) max with fourteen disk cartridges
- Airflow: 40 CFM (68 m³/hr)
- Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 ft (3000 m)
Storage
- Available in two storage configurations:
- KSERVER-5000-0650 for 650 Blu-ray or 3,600 DVD quality movies (eight disk cartridges installed; up to six disk cartridges can be added later)
- KSERVER-5000-1300 for 1,300 Blu-ray or 7,200 DVD quality movies (all fourteen disk cartridges installed)
- Two disk cartridges used for data protection (hot spare and RAID-K parity)
- More servers can be added to store thousands of movies and albums in one library
Bandwidth
- Serves DVD movies or music to up to 50 zones simultaneously
- Serves Blu‑ray movies to up to 9 zones simultaneously
- 4 simultaneous imports
Connections
- 100Base-TX/1000Base-T Ethernet (RJ45)
- RS-232 for control systems (DB-9 male)
- Two USB 2.0 (reserved)
- IEEE 1394 (FireWire) 6-pin (reserved)
Certifications
- CSA (IEC 60950-1:2001, CSA 60950-1-03)
- FCC Class B
- CE
- GOST R
- RoHS compliant
Ventilation
- Minimum 1 in. (2.5 cm) ventilation space at the front
- Minimum 2 in. (5 cm) ventilation space at the rear
Limited Warranty
- 3 years (extendable)