ICP vortex Corporation 32-Bit PCI - Wide/Ultra2 SCSI User manual

32-Bit PCI - Wide/Ultra2 SCSI
ICP Disk Array Controllers
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32-Bit PCI Wide/Ultra2 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 and Networking Capabilities
●1, 2 or 3 Wide/Ultra2 SCSI channels with active,
software-switchable multi-mode termination
●either SE (Single Ended) or LVDS (Low Voltage
Differential Signalling) operation
●maximum synchronous data transfer rates up to
80 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
Multi-processor RISC Architecture
●100 MHz Intel i960®RS RISC I/O processor
●completely offloads the host CPU
Memory Technology
●SDRAM cache memory, non-buffered PC100 DIMM,
also with ECC, from 16 MB (minimum
configuration) up to 128 MB
●intelligent multi-level Cache Algorithm with adaptive
Delayed Write and Read Ahead cache functions
Compatibility and Performance
●132 MB/sec Bus Master DMA transfer rates
●PCI 2.2 compatible
●Scatter, Gather, Command Queuing
●SCSI-2/-3 protocol support
Driver Support
●MS-DOS, Windows 9x/NT/2000, Novell NetWare,
SCO Unix, UnixWare, Linux and Solaris
●I2O ready
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
Number of Wide/Ultra2
SCSI Channels/Number
of Attached Devices
ICP Controller
Maximum Synchronous
Data Transfer Rate
per Wide/Ultra2 Channel
PCB Size
Cache RAM in MB,
SDRAM
Number External
VHDConnectors
RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 and 10
Hot Fix/Hot Plug and
SAF-TE/SES Support
GDT6518RS 1/15 80MB/sec. yes 16 - 128 1 short
GDT6528RS 2/30 80MB/sec. yes 16 - 128 2 PCI long
GDT6538RS 3/45 80MB/sec. yes 16 - 128 2 PCI long
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