INTRODUCTION
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1.2 Features
Adapter Architecture
• 400MHz storage processor
• PCIe x1 bus
• DDR2 400 SDRAM
• Write-through or write-back cache support
• Support up to 2 SATA ll drives
• Multi-adapter support for large storage requirements
• BIOS boot support for greater fault tolerance
• BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specication)
support
• NVRAM for RAID conguration & transaction log
• Redundant ash image for adapter availability
• RoHS Compliant
RAID Features
• Support RAID level 0, 1, Single Disk, and JBOD
• Multiple RAID selection
• Online Array roaming
• Online RAID level/stripe size migration
• Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration
simultaneously
• Instant availability
• Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuilding
• Greater than 2TB per volume set (64-bit LBA support)
• SMART disk drive monitoring for reliability
Monitors/Notication
• System status indication through HDD activity/fault connector,
and alarm buzzer
• SMTP support for email notication
• SNMP support for remote Manager
RAID Management
• Field-upgradeable rmware in ash ROM
In-Band Manager
• Web browser-based McRAID storage manager via ArcHttp proxy
server for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, and Mac
• Hot key “boot-up” McBIOS RAID manager via M/B BIOS
• Support Command Line Interface (CLI)