ACS-8960 User’s Manual
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What else you need
Serial ATA hard disk drives (different RAID levels requires different numbers of
HDDs. Turn to Appendix B to determine how many HDDs you require)
Disk array enclosure
SCSI cable (SCSI host interface only)
Fibre cable with two 3-pin PTP connectors (fibre host interface only)
Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) cable (fibre host interface optical version
only)
SODIMM memory module
Host computer with SCSI interface (SCSI configuration)
Host computer with Fibre interface (Fibre configuration)
External power connector (same type as for HDD)
Static grounding strap or electrostatic discharge (ESD) safe work area
Dedicated terminal or PC with third party communication software that supports
ANSI terminal emulation (required for viewing Monitor Utility)
For non-proprietary accessories, such as memory modules, cables, etc., your
vendor may be able to recommend compatible and reliable brands.
The hard drives in a RAID should match in size and speed. All drives in any
array should be identical models with the same firmware versions. RAIDs can
use any size drive, however the smallest drive will determine the size of the
array.
There's no set formula to determine how much cache memory to use, but as a
general rule, a workstation, with mostly very large files, such as for audio or
video editing and playback, graphics or CAD files, can benefit from a large
cache. File servers, with multiple random access of varying file size, generally
have little or no performance improvement with additional cache.
ACS-8960 disk arrays do not require the installation of different drivers for
use with different operating systems. ACS-8960 is independent and
transparent to the host operating system.