Appendix A

Specifications

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A.6. RAID Management

 

Specification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Text-based firmware-embedded utility over RS-232C

 

 

Configuration

 

 

through the included audio jack-to-DB-9 serial cable

 

 

 

 

• LCD keypad panel

 

 

 

 

 

• The RAIDWatch Manager program using the management

 

 

 

 

 

port (10/100BaseT)

 

 

Performance Monitoring

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote Control and

 

 

Yes

 

 

Monitoring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Event Broadcast/Alert

 

 

Yes (via RAIDWatch sub-modules, the Configuration Client utility,

 

 

 

 

NPC, or Embedded, browser-based RAIDWatch)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Event Notification

 

 

Yes (via RAIDWatch sub-modules, Configuration Client, NPC, or

 

 

 

 

Embedded, browser-based RAIDWatch)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardware Connection

 

 

over Ethernet or RS-232C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration on Disk

 

 

Configuration data stored on disks for logical drive assemblies to

 

 

 

 

exist after controller replacement; basic settings, e.g., channel mode

 

 

 

 

 

settings, are stored on NVRAM

 

 

Failure Indicator

 

 

Via audible alarm, LCD panel, RAIDWatch Manager session, or

 

 

 

 

terminal emulation

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.7. Fault Tolerance Management

 

Specification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drive S.M.A.R.T. support

 

 

Yes, with user-configurable detect-only, clone-and-replace,

 

 

 

 

and perpetual-clone options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery Back-up Option

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sensors and Module Presence

 

 

 

 

 

detection through an I2C serial

 

 

Yes

 

 

bus.

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic Drive Failure

 

 

Yes

 

 

Detection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic Rebuild on Spare

 

 

Yes

 

 

Drives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regenerate Logical Drive Parity

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bad Block Reassignment

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic Rebuild upon Failed

 

 

Yes

 

 

Drive Replacement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual Clone of Suspected

 

 

Yes

 

 

Failed Drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAID Management

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