4.6Fault Tolerance Features
Table 4.4 lists the fault tolerance features.
Table 4.4 | Fault Tolerance Features | |
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Support for SMART | Yes | |
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Optional battery backup for cache | Standard. Provided on the MegaRAID | |
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| Controller. Up to 72 hours data retention |
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Enclosure management | ||
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Drive failure detection | Automatic | |
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Drive rebuild using hot spares | Automatic and transparent | |
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Parity generation and checking | Software and hardware | |
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4.7Software Utilities
| Table 4.5 lists the software utility features. |
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| Table 4.5 | Software Utilities |
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| FlexRAID reconfiguration on the fly |
| Yes | |
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| FlexRAID RAID level migration on the fly |
| Yes | |
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| FlexRAID online capacity expansion |
| Yes | |
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| Remote configuration and management over the Internet |
| Yes | |
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| Graphical user interface |
| Yes | |
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| Diagnostic utility |
| Yes | |
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| Management utility |
| Yes | |
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| Bootup configuration using MegaRAID Manager |
| Yes | |
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| Online read, write, and cache policy switching |
| Yes | |
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