HP Proliant DL580 - Chapter 3 Smart Array 5 I Plus Controller; Overview of Controller Features

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Smart Array 5i Plus Controller
The HP ProLiant DL580 Generation 2 server is equipped with the Smart Array 5i
Plus Controller. The Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and BBWCE is a Wide Ultra3
SCSI hard drive array controller with a 64-MB read/write embedded cache and a
battery-backed write enabler that provides transportable data protection and increases
overall controller performance.
Overview of Controller Features
Features of the Smart Array 5i Plus Controller include:
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Dual Wide Ultra3 SCSI channels supporting up to four internal drives
Support for the following operating systems:
— Microsoft Windows 2000
— Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0
— Novell Netware 5.X and 6.X
— Linux (Refer to the HP website for further information about Linux version
support.)
Support for the HP universal hot-plug tape drive
Support for drive and array movement to the Smart Array 532, Smart Array
5302/5304, and Smart Array 5i controllers
Backward capability with Wide Ultra2 SCSI devices
64-bit PCI-X bus master interface
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