FORTRAForce4G6 InstallationGuide Rev B 1-1

The FORTRA

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G6 RAID System is designed for use with a host system

to provide a high-end desktop RAID storage solution. The following is a

summary of the G6 RAID System features:

• The FORTRA

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G6 RAID System is a six drive Desk Top

enclosure that supports up to six 3.5" LP (Low-Profile) SCA (40-pin)

drives. The Fibre Channel uses SFP transceiver connections to connect

to an Intel PCI Fibre Channel 2 RAID controller supporting RAID 0 and

1. The G6 RAID System also includes four Seagate 36G or 73G HDDs.

2/4/6/8/10/12/15-bay Product Family Features

FORTRAand StorBladeTMare families of high-end enclosures designed for

high-volume performance storage solutions. The following table shows the

features of the FORTRA2/4/6/8/10/12/15-bay and StorBladeTMproducts.

1. Introduction
2-bay 4-bay1,3 6-bay*1,3 8-bay110-bay*1,2 12-bay 15-bay*1,3 StorBlade
Number of Device Bays 2 4 6 8 10 12 15 4
Number of Blowers 1 1 1 or 2 2 2 2 2 2
Number of Power Supplies 1 1 1 or 2 2 2 2 2 1 or 2
Number of I/O Channels (SCSI Only) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
SCSI SE/LVD Supported
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Fibre Channel Supported
2 2 2 2 2 2
Hot-Swap Canisters
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Removable Power Supplies
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Fibre only
Removable Blowers
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Fibre Only
N+1 Power Supplies
2 2 2 2 2
Fibre only
N+1 Blowers
2 2 2 2 2 2
MIA Support (FC Only)
2 2 2 2
Loop Expansion Support (FC Only)
2 2 2 2 2 2
Daisy Chainable (SCSI Only)
2 2 2 2 2 2
Built-in Termination (SCSI Only)
2 2 2 2
Auto Termination (SCSI Only)
2 2 2 2
SAF-TE/SES Ready (Optional)
2 2 2 2
Fibre only
SAF-TE/SES Compatible
2 2 2 2
Fibre only
SCSI to SCSI RAID Support
2 2 2 2
Fibre to SCSI RAID Support
2 2
Fibre to Fibre RAID Support
2 2 2
Fibre to ATA RAID Support
2
SCSI to ATA RAID Support
2
(D)esktop/(T)ower/(R)ackmount D D DTR TTR RTR R
* 6/10/15-bay unit features apply to both Tower and Rackmount models
1 Features are based on a standard configuration with no internal host controller(s) installed
2 Fibre channel 10/15-bay enclosures have built-in SES
3 Fibre Channel 2Gb Model available. 2Gb models use SFP transceivers.