SentinelRAID 170 Installation and Hardware Reference Manual

B.2. Controller Architecture

Specification

Feature

 

 

CPU

PowerPC® 750CXe 600MHz microprocessor

SCSI Controllers

LSI 53C1030T SCSI controller

DIMM Slot

One 168-pin DIMM module

PC-133 Support

Yes

 

 

ASIC

Infortrend 64-bit chipset

Flash ROM

2MB

NVRAM

32KB

Hardware XOR

Yes

Channel Termination

On-board LVD active termination, configurable

 

via backplane DIP switch

 

 

I/O Channel Bandwidth

SCSI-320,: up to 320Mbytes/second

 

 

Real-time Clock

For event messages with time record

Table B-2: Controller Architecture

B.3. RAID Management

Specification

Feature

 

 

Performance Monitoring

Yes

Remote Control and

Yes

Monitoring

 

 

 

Event Broadcast/Alert

Yes (via Java-based RAIDWatch Manager and

 

Event Monitor)

 

 

Event Notification

Yes (via RAIDWatch’s sub-module NPC)

 

 

Hardware Connection

In-band over SCSI or Fibre, Ethernet, or RS-232C

Configuration on Disk

Configuration data stored on disks for logical

 

drive assemblies to exist after controller

 

replacement

 

 

Failure Indicator

Via alarm, LCD panel, RAIDWatch Manager, or

 

terminal emulation

Table B-3: RAID Management

 

B-2

Controller Architecture

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