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Fast-Wide SCSI-2 Subsystem
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The Integrated Fast-Wide SCSI-2 Controller provides 32-bit bus master
operations and data transfer rates of 20 megabytes per second. This allows
high throughput in many network application environments, including
resource-sharing and database servicing. The Integrated Fast-Wide SCSI-2
Controller also supports tagged command queuing, which allows the Fast-
Wide SCSI-2 hard drives to queue and sort multiple commands and then
execute them simultaneously.
The Integrated Fast-Wide SCSI-2 Controller complies with ANSI SCSI-2
standards, allowing the server to support both 8-bit Fast-SCSI-2 and 16-bit
Fast-Wide SCSI-2 devices. Compaq SCSI-2 device drivers for NetWare
include Open-Layered Software Architecture, based on the common access
method (CAM) recommended by the ANSI SCSI CAM committee. This
architecture provides software support for multiple hard drives, tape drives,
and other SCSI devices on the same controller. Your server can support
different SCSI devices on a single Integrated Fast-Wide SCSI-2 controller.
Multiple Controllers
The ProLiant 5000 architecture permits the addition of optional hard-drive
controllers for all models. Compaq controllers are available for both PCI
(recommended) and EISA expansion slots.
Compaq 32-bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/P Controller plugs into a PCI
local bus
Compaq 32-bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/E Controller plugs into an EISA slot
Compaq SMART-2 SCSI Array Controller greatly expands the
versatility of the ProLiant 5000 Server
