Accusys ExaSAN - Exasan B08 S3-PS Features

1. Introduction
User Guide Page 1-2
SAN environment
Whether it’s collaborative video editing in a post-production workgroup, or a shared research
project in a university, the ExaSAN solution offers a range of performance levels and storage
capacities that scale to meet the needs of small-to-medium-sized organizations. Equally
important and useful is its integrated design, centralized administration and monitoring, and a
suite of built-in management tools; which eliminate the need for a staff of experts to install and
maintain a SAN for the workgroups
1.1.2 ExaSAN B08S3-PS features
Below are the key features of the B08S3-PS. They are the reasons why ExaSAN is the best
RAID solution for a power user, working on studio, or individual work space.
1. Host Interface
 PCIe3.0 8Gb/s x4 lanes, for transfers up to 32Gb/s
2. Disk Interface
 Support 8 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD(hard disks) or 2.5”SSD (flash disks)
3. RAID Controller
 Hardware XOR/Multi-Parity engine
 2GB DDRII-800 memory, ECC-protected, support up to 4GB
4. Software Specifications
 Multiple RAID levels: 0,1,5,6, 0+1, and JBOD
 Up to 4 independent disk arrays
 RAID capacity partitioning: up to 16 slices
 Support up to 64 LUNs
 Selective initialization method with background initialization
 Online RAID set expansion and level migration
 Controller and Disk Cache Control to optimize read/write performance
 Support write-back and write-through caching
 Automatic drive insertion/removal detection and fast disk rebuilding