Meridian Data 16i manual Configuration, Architecture

Appendix A

Specifications

A.2 Controller Specifications

Configuration

Specification
RAID Levels		0, 1(0 + 1), 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, JBOD, and non-RAID disk
		spanning
Host O/S Compatibility		Host O/S independent; also dependent on iSCSI offload utilities and
		hardware
Host Interface		RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet
Host Channels		4 pre-configured host channels
Drive Interface		Supports up to 16 channels of 3Gbps SATA-II; SATA-I backward
		compatible
Drive Channels	All drive channels are pre-configured and cannot be changed
Cache Mode	Write-through, write-back, and adaptive write policy
Cache Memory		Pre-installed 512MB (or above) DDR RAM DIMM with/without
		ECC, registered; in one DIMM socket
Number of LUN’s	Up to 32 per host ID
Multiple Target		Yes
IDs/Host Channel
Firmware on Flash		Yes
Memory

Architecture

Specification
CPU	933MHz PowerPC 750GL
Gigabit Ethernet Chip		Intel 82546 x 2
Controllers
DIMM Slot		One 184-pin DDR DIMM module
ASIC	Excel-Meridian Data 64-bit chipset (ASIC400)
Flash ROM		64Mbit (8MB)
NVRAM	128Mbit with RTC (with Embedded RAIDWatch utility)
Hardware XOR		Yes
Real-time Clock		For event messages with time record and task scheduling

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