Introduction
Chapter 1
Introduction
The SGI InfiniteStorage 15000 controller is an intelligent storage infrastructure device designed and optimized for the high bandwidth and capacity requirements of IT departments, rich media, and high performance workgroup applications.
The controller plugs seamlessly into existing SAN environments, protecting and upgrading investments made in legacy storage and networking products to substantially improve their performance, availability, and manageability.
The controller’s design is based on an advanced pipelined, parallel processing architecture, caching, RAID, and system and file management technologies. These technologies have been integrated into a single
The SGI InfiniteStorage 15000 is designed specifically to support high bandwidth, rich content, and shared access to and backup of large banks of data. It enables a
Each controller orchestrates a coherent flow of data throughout the storage area network (SAN) from users to storage, managing data at speeds of up to 3000 MB/second (or 3 GB/second). This is accomplished through virtualized host and storage connections, a
The controller can be “coupled” to form data access redundancy while maintaining fully pipelined, parallel bandwidth to the same disk storage. This modular architecture ensures high data availability and uptime along with application performance. With its PowerLUN technology, the system provides full bandwidth to all host ports simultaneously and without host striping.
1.1 Controller Features
The SGI InfiniteStorage 15000 controller incorporates the following features:
•Simplifies Deployment of Complex SANs
The controller provides SAN administration with the management tools required for large number of clients.
•Infiniband or Fibre Channel (FC-8) Connectivity Throughput
The controller provides up to four (4) individual double data rate
•Highly Scalable Performance and Capacity
The RAID engine provides both
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