Chapter 4

Features

This chapter explains the features of the MegaRAID SCSI 320-2. It contains the following sections:

•Section 4.1, “SMART Technology”

•Section 4.2, “Configuration on Disk”

•Section 4.3, “Configuration Features”

•Section 4.4, “Array Performance Features”

•Section 4.5, “RAID Management Features”

•Section 4.6, “Fault Tolerance Features”

•Section 4.7, “Software Utilities”

•Section 4.8, “Operating System Software Drivers”

•Section 4.9, “MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 Specifications”

•Section 4.10, “MegaRAID Components”

•Section 4.11, “RAID Management”

•Section 4.12, “Compatibility”

MegaRAID is a family of high performance intelligent PCI-to-SCSI host adapters with RAID control capabilities. The MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 has two SCSI channels that support Ultra320 and Wide SCSI with data transfer rates of up to 320 Mbytes/s. Each SCSI channel supports up to 15 Wide devices and up to seven non-Wide devices.

MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 features include:

•Remote configuration and array management through MegaRAID WebBIOS

•High-performance I/O migration path while preserving existing PCI- SCSI software

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