Supported memory type

SDRAM memory for enhanced performance. Fast page memory

 

with parity for enhanced data security. ECC-protected.

 

 

Read-ahead operation

Intelligent dynamic read-ahead operation for sequential data

 

accessing

 

 

Multi-threaded operation

Yes

 

 

Scatter/gather supported

Supported

 

 

I/O sorting

Supported. Optimized I/O sorting for enhanced performance

 

 

Variable stripe size

RAID5:

 

Optimization for random I/O (32k), optimization for sequential

 

I/O (128k), user selectable.

 

RAID3:

 

Optimization for random I/O (4k), optimization for sequential I/O

 

(16k), user selectable.

 

 

Advanced Features

 

 

 

Drive low-level format

Supported

 

 

Drive identification

Supported

 

Force the drive to light on the activity indicator for user to

 

recognize the correct drive.

 

 

Drive information listing

Supported

 

Drive vendor name, model number, firmware revision, capacity

 

(blocks), serial number, narrow/wide negotiations and current

 

SCSI speed.

 

 

Drive read/write testing

Supported

 

 

Configuration on disk

Supported

 

The logical drive information is recorded on drive media.

 

 

Save/restore NVRAM to/from disks

Supported

 

Save all the settings stored in the controller NVRAM to the logical

 

drive members

 

 

Save/restore NVRAM to/from file

Supported

 

Save all the settings stored in the controller NVRAM to a file via

 

GUI or CLI on user’s computer

 

 

Host LUN geometry & user configurable

Capacity <64GB: Head=63, Sector=32, Cylinder=?

default geometry

(depends on capacity)

 

 

64GB<capacity<128GB:Head=64, Sector=64, Cylinder=?

 

(depends on capacity)

 

128GB<capacity<256GB: Head=127, Sector=64, Cylinder=?

 

(depends on capacity)

 

256GB<capacity<512GB: Head=127, Sector=127, Cylinder=?

 

(depends on capacity)

 

512GB<capacity<1TB: Head=255, Sector=64, Cylinder=?

 

(depends on capacity)

 

1TB<capacity: Head=225, Sector=225, Cylinder=?

 

(depends on capacity)

 

 

User configurable geometry range

Sector: 32,64,127,255 or variable

 

 

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