Adtron I35MB Operations Manual
Introduction
The Adtron™ Diskpak™ Model I35MB with Adtron ActiveRAID™ technology incorporates RAID-1 mirroring in a 3.5-inch hard disk form factor. RAID-1 mirroring between two hard disk drives provides data redundancy and rebuild independent from the host CPU. With both disk drives functioning properly, the I35MB keeps both disk drives automatically updated. If one of the drives fails, the system continues to operate on a single disk drive until the I35MB is removed from the chassis and the failed drive is replaced. When the I35MB is reconnected and powered up, a rebuild can be initiated on the I35MB concurrent with host activity. Once the rebuild is manually started, it continues unattended until complete. ActiveRAID technology significantly reduces the probability of a data storage failure causing an overall system failure.
Bank 1
Bank 0
40-pin Connector
IDE Jumper Options
Figure 1 I35MB
I35MB Features
LEDs, Buzzer, and Mirror Control buttons
Flex Cable
Power Connector
•Adtron ActiveRAID™ technology, featuring RAID-1 mirrored disk drives independent of host CPU
•ATA/ATAPI-5 ANSI NCITS340-2000 compliant; supporting PIO, Multiword DMA, and Ultra DMA interfaces and transfer rates
•Standard IDE 40-pin connector, high speed parallel ATA interface
•S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) Attributes (Refer to the section of this manual titled S.M.A.R.T. Attributes for more information)
•Audio and visual indicators warn of faults
•Operator initiated, automatic rebuild functions transparent to the host CPU
•Host operations continue with a single faulted disk drive or during a rebuild
•Full error detection and management without host intervention
•Field upgradeable firmware prevents future obsolescence
