Accusys eXpeRAID ACS-61000 User manual

PCI Express - Serial ATA II RAID Adapter
eXpeRAID® ACS-61000/ACS-61010
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The eXpeRAID® PCI Express™ to SATA2
RAID adapters offer superior performance and
comprehensive RAID functions for Windows,
Linux, and Mac platforms with user-friendly
Java-based GUI, RAIDGuard™ X. Built upon
the latest Intel XScale® Technology-based I/O
processor, the eXpeRAID adapters support
RAID 6 for enterprise-class data protection.
Supporting up to 16 SATA2 disk drives, the
eXpeRAID adapters are well suited for various
applications, such as video editing, digital
surveillance, file servers, and shared storage.
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The eXpeRAID adapters deliver excellent
performance with intelligent I/O processing
and elaborated RAID algorithms. The
controller can guarantee timely I/O response
by bypassing slow disk drives and delivering
requested data by fast online data rebuild. It
streamlines the data transfer and sustains a
stable throughput, so the controllers can
smoothly handle heavy-loading and time-
critical applications. It also provides
configurable optimization policies to support
different workload.
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Featuring reliable RAID technologies, the
eXpeRAID adapters protect data against not
only disk drive failure but also bad sectors by
online recovery and reallocation. In addition to
online disk scrubbing for fixing the bad
sectors, the controller also supports online
data and parity refresh to proactively prevent
data loss caused by media aging.
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The eXpeRAID adapters support snapshot, by
which users can instantaneously create data
images at different points of time. After a
snapshot of LUN is created, the original LUN
can still serve I/O requests normally, while the
snapshot can be exported as an independent
LUN for other hosts and applications. The
snapshot helps to implement zero-down time
backup scenario, and speed up backup
operations. Users can also rely on snapshot
for fast data restore or data mining.
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To support dynamics in ever-changing IT
environments, the eXpeRAID adapters provide
not only flexible RAID configurations but also
extensive utilities to online change the RAID
configurations. Users can easily expand the
RAID capacity and repartition the RAID. It is
also allowed to conduct RAID migration virtually
from any to any.
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The innovative on-the-fly RAID initialization
makes the RAID storage instantly available. The
controller initializes the data areas hit by the
host I/O access and maintains a table to track
these areas. The subsequent I/O access and
the background initialization task needs not to
initialize these areas. This efficiently speeds up
the initialization process and improves the
performance during the initialization.
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The eXpeRAID adapters satisfy users of
different backgrounds by offering a variety of
management interfaces, including EFI CLI,
BIOS UI, LCD panel, and Java-based GUI --
RAIDGuard™ X. Users can quickly set up RAID
configurations within minutes, and remotely
manage multiple RAID adapters from single
console by the GUI. Together with friendly event
browsing and email notification, RAIDGuard™ X
can support a newbie to effortlessly enjoy the
high-performance and reliable RAID storage as
well as reduce the support cost of system
integrators.
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In addition to commonly-used platforms, the
eXpeRAID adapters also offer future-proof
interoperability. It supports the next-generation
BIOS, EFI, which is also a necessity on IA-
based Mac machines. It also supports Windows
Storport driver, which enhances the
performance and reliability on Windows
platforms. Meanwhile, the GUI, RAIDGuard™ X,
based on Java, can run on virtually all platforms.
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• PCI Express™ interface
• Support 4,8,12,16 3Gb/s SATA2 drives
• Up to 1GB DDR cache memory with BBM
protection
• Configurable RAID levels: 0, 0+1, 5, 6,
and JBOD
• Instant availability by on-the-fly RAID
initialization
• Support over-2TB volumes
• Optimized for multiple-stream video
processing
• Online RAID expansion and migration
• Online disk scrubbing and SMART
monitoring
• Snapshot for fast backup and restore
• Certified for Windows Vista
• Designed for Windows logo certified
• Support Mac OS and Linux
• Support EFI and legacy BIOS
• Java-based GUI for remote management
• Reliable multi-lane MiniSAS connections

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Host Interface
Host Interface
•PCI Express 2.5GHz x8, transfer rate up to 2GB/s
Disk Interface
Disk Interface
• Support 4/8/12/16 Serial ATAII (SATA2) channels
• Multi-lane (x4) SFF8087 (MiniSAS 4i) connecters
• Support ATA S.M.A.R.T functions
• Support SATA NCQ and stagger spin-up
RAID Controller Specifications
RAID Controller Specifications
• Intel XScale ® Technology-based IOP333 64-bit 500MHz RISC processor
• Hardware XOR/Multi-Parity engine
• High-speed and ECC-protected DDR memory
• Support battery-backup protection
• 32KB NVRAM with real-time clock (RTC)
• Beeper build-in for audible event alert (optional)
• Support multiple adapters configuration
Cache Memory
Cache Memory
• ACS-61000: on-board DDR2-400 256MB memory
• ACS-61010: DDR-333 SODIMM socket, up to 1GB memory
Firmware Specifications
Firmware Specifications
• Multiple RAID levels: 0, 0+1, 5, 6, and JBOD
• Up to 4 independent disk arrays
• RAID capacity partitioning: up to 16 slices
• Support up to 64 LUNs
• Variable stripe sizes, up to 128KB
• Selective initialization method with on-the-fly background initialization
• Support over-2TB volumes
• Online RAID group expansion
• Online RAID level migration
• Support write-back and write-through caching
• Selective and adaptive read/write optimization policies
• Disk lag proof technology to guarantee timely response
• Performance equalizer for optimal sustaining throughput
• Automatic drive insertion/removal detection and fast disk rebuilding
• Online bad block data recovery and reallocation
• Online disk scrubbing with data refresh and parity regeneration
• Disk health monitoring by S.M.A.R.T.
• NVRAM-based transaction log and auto parity resynchronization
• Array roaming and drive traveling
• Redundant on-disk RAID metadata
• Array recovery to restore RAID configurations
• Dual firmware images for firmware recovery
• Support boot from RAID
• Enclosure components monitoring and control
Snapshot
Snapshot
• Snapshot for fast data backup and restore
• Mirror-split shot with background full-volume copy
• Support manual and scheduled snapshot creation
• Fast resynchronization by delta data tracking
• Support writable snapshot LUN
• Support up to 8 concurrent snapshot per source volume
Management
Management
• Support both in-band and out-band management
• Support drive status LED indicators
• Support LCD panel for RAID management
• Support I2C through multi-lane cables
• Support RAID management by EFI and BIOS
• Support firmware upgrade via GUI
• Open API library for management integration
RAIDGuard
RAIDGuard
™ X GUI
X GUI
• Java-based GUI, cross-platform executable
• Support remote management
• Event logging to text file with event viewer
• Event notification by email (SMTP)
• Centralized multiple RAID system management
Supported OS
Supported OS
• Windows: Win XP Pro, 2000, 2003, Vista 32/64
• Linux: Red Hat & SUSE
• MAC: OS X (Mac G5 & Mac Pro)
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Dimension
Dimension
ACS-61000 : low-profile adapters (187.7 x 68.9 mm)
ACS-61010 : full-height adapters (203.2 x 111.2 mm)
Power Requirements
Power Requirements
+ 3.3Vdc: 5W max.
+ 12.0Vdc : 6W max.
Humidity
Humidity
Operation mode : 5% to 85%
Non-operation mode : 5% to 95%
Temperature
Temperature
Operation mode : 0˚C to 50˚C
Non-operation mode : -20˚C to 70˚C
Certification Compliance
Certification Compliance
FCC, CE, C-Tick, BSMI
Certified for Windows Vista
Designed for Windows logo certified
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PCI Express Adapter
PCI Express Adapter
AC S - 61000 - 04 : disk channels x4 (MiniSAS 4i x1)
AC S - 61000 - 08 : disk channels x8 (MiniSAS 4i x2)
AC S - 61010 - 12 : disk channels x12 (MiniSAS 4i x3)
AC S - 61010 - 16 : disk channels x16 (MiniSAS 4i x4)
LCD/Button module
LCD/Button module
LCD/Button module with bracket
Battery Backup Module
Battery Backup Module
AC S - 1162 K i t : Lithium cells battery module. Cached data will be kept for up
to 72 hours (50mA/100hrs).
Dimension: 78.8(L) x 78.1(W) x 21.5(H) mm
Warranty
Warranty
3-year limited warranty
2007
Release Date : 2007/07/19Release Date : 2007/07/19
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