ICP vortex Corporation 32-Bit 66MHz low profile PCI Wide/Ultra160... User manual

ICP Disk Array Controllers
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32-Bit 66MHz low profile PCI
Wide/Ultra160 SCSI

32-Bit 66MHz low profile PCI - Wide/Ultra160 SCSI
Hardware RAID Controller
●RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 and 10
●Hot Plug, Auto Hot Plug with SAF-TE/SES Support
●Private or Pool Hot Fix drives
●totally independent of host and operating system
Versatile Connectivity
●1 or 2 Wide/Ultra160 SCSI channels with active,
software-switchable multi-mode termination
●either SE (Single Ended) or LVDS (Low Voltage
Differential Signalling) operation
●maximum synchronous data transfer rate up to
160 MB/sec per channel (LVDS)
●up to 15 devices per channel
●cable length up to 12 meters (LVDS) per channel
●1 or 2 external VHD connectors
Multiprocessor RISC Architecture
●64-Bit Intel®80303 RISC I/O CPU, > 100 MIPS
●completely offloads the host CPU
Memory Technology
●from 32 up to 256 MB 64-Bit Cache RAM, non-buffered
ECC SO-DIMM PC133 (SO = small outline)
●intelligent multi-level Cache Algorithm with adaptive
Delayed Write and Read Ahead cache functions
●automatic Cache RAM detection
PCI Bus Specifications
●32-Bit low profile PCI Controller
●needs a 3.3V PCI slot, either 64-Bit or 32-Bit
with 33MHz or 66MHz
●PCI 2.2 compatible
●Bus Master DMA transfer rates up to 264 MB/sec.
Driver Support
●MS-DOS*, Windows* 9x/NT/2000/XP, Novell* NetWare*,
SCO* Unix*, UnixWare*, Linux*, Solaris* and FreeBSD*
Configuration Flexibility
●simultaneous operation of several disk arrays
●variable capacity configuration
●Online Capacity Expansion
●Online RAID Level Migration
●complete Disk Array Migration
Delivery Contents
●ICP Disk Array Controller (without RAM)
●User’s Manual (Quick Installation Guide)
●ICP RAID Navigator and ICP RAID Console:
installation and configuration programs as well as
monitoring utilities
●CD-ROM with tools and drivers
●software updates with Flash RAM technology,
easy download from www.icp-vortex.com
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Number of Wide/Ultra160
SCSI Channels / Number
of Attached Devices
ICP Controller
Maximum Synchronous
data Transfer Rate per
Wide/Ultra160 Channel
PCB Size
Cache RAM in MB,
ECC SO-DIMMPC 133
Number of External
VHDConnectors
RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 and 10
Hot Fix/Hot Plug and
SAF-TE/SES Support
RAID 0/1
Hot Fix/Hot Plug and
SAF-TE/SES Support
GDT4113RZ 1/15 160MB/sec. yes upgradable 32 - 256 1 low profile PCI
GDT4123RZ 2/30 160MB/sec. yes upgradable 32 - 256 2 low profile PCI
GDT4513RZ 1/15 160MB/sec. yes yes 32 - 256 1 low profile PCI
GDT4523RZ 2/30 160MB/sec. yes yes 32 - 256 2 low profile PCI