2.0 Diamond Storage Array Technical Overview
The Diamond Storage Array uses Aggregated Data Transfer Technology (ADXT) to achieve the high data transfer performance you need. ADXT merges the performance of multiple ATA drives together to achieve sustained, full bandwidth Fibre Channel data transfer rates.
Unlike other storage arrays which use expensive SCSI or Fibre Channel disk drives to achieve performance, the Diamond Storage Array uses lower cost ATA disk drives combined with an intelligent midplane to create a storage array with exceptional price and performance characteristics.
The intelligent midplane contains hardware and software which provide the proprietary ADXT, a
switched data management and data movement technology, to create a higher performance storage solution.
The Diamond Storage Array is made up of dual SCSI or Fibre Channel Host Interface Cards, the intelligent midplane, a system management card, and 12 independent disk drive sleds containing up to 24 ATA disk drives.
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ADXT Powers ATA to New Levels
The original notion of RAID was to build high capacity, reliable storage subsystems using large numbers of inexpensive disk drives. Thus its original definition: Redundant Array of
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Inexpensive Drives. Over time that definition became Redundant Array of Independent Drives and the inherent cost advantage in a RAID system was lost. The Diamond Series provides a high capacity, high performance and highly reliable
ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual
