•Comprehensive, Centralized Management Capability
The controller provides a wide range of management capabilities: Configuration Management, Performance Management, Logical Unit Number (LUN) Management, Security Administration, and Firmware Update Management.
•Management Options via RS-232 and Ethernet (Telnet)
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•Data Security with Dual-Level Protection
•Storage Virtualization and Pooling
Storage pooling enables different types of storage to be aggregated into a single logical storage resource from which virtual volumes can be served up to
•SES (SCSI Enclosure Services) Support for Enclosure Monitoring
Status information on the condition of enclosure, disk drives, power supplies, and cooling systems are obtained via the SES interface.
•Absolute Data Integrity and Availability
Automatic drive failure recovery procedures are transparent to users.
•Hot-Swapable and Redundant Components
The controller utilizes redundant,
1.2The Controller Hardware
The basic controller (See Figure
•A chassis enclosure (with a minimum of 2.56GB cache memory)
•10 SAS connectors that connect the controller to the drive enclosures
•Connector(s) for host Infiniband or Fibre Channel
•Serial connectors for maintenance/diagnostics
•Ethernet
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