Chapter 1 – Introduction
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This chapter introduces the features and capabilities of RAID SYSTEM.
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The RAID SYSTEM is designed to meet today’s high volume, performance storage
requirements from rapidly changing business environment. It provides a maximum data
protection and exceptional performance in a storage subsystem. Target usage ranges are set from
small business to departmental and corporate server needs. The RAID SYSTEM is designed for
easy integration, smooth data expansion and server migration.
The RAID SYSTEM supports the following features:
* Host System independent
* Operating System independent
* High performance processor
* Superior Array Management Firmware
* Advanced PCI bus architecture
* Flexible cache size of up to 512MB/1GB
* Support for RAID Levels 0, 1,3, 5,30,50 and 0+1
* Dual Ultra-160 /Ultra-320 SCSI Host Interconnect support by SCSI to ATA model
* Dual Loop of 2Gb/sec Fibre Channel support by Fibre to ATA model
* Redundant and Hot Swappable Fan, Power and Drives.
* Hot Swap, Hot Spare and Automatic Drive Rebuild Support
* Programmable Page and FAX event notification
