ICP ICP9085LI User manual

ICP Disk Array Controller
ICP9085LI
The ICP9085LI is the first of the next
generation ICP PCI-Xto SAS RAID
controllers and offers high performance
and availability within storage systems.
The ICP9085LI RAID controller is equipped
with a 800 MHz CPU, supported by
256MB DDR2 memory and implements
the new RAID levels 1E, 5EE and 6.
Its two 4-port SAS connectors allow the
connection of up to 128 SAS or SATA drives.
It comes with the new graphical ICP Storage
Manager (ISM) and offers avarious setof
additional functions like support of AMD* 64
and Intel* EM64T, optimizedstorage utilization
and improved RAID level management.
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64-bit/133MHz PCI-X -Serial Attached SCSI
Hardware RAID Controller
lRAID 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD
(single disks)
lAuto Hot Plug withSES Enclosure Management
lGlobal or Dedicated Hot Spare (Hot Fix) drives
lHardware RAID is totallyindependent from the
host and operating system
lIntegratedacoustic alarm
Versatile Connectivity Capabilities
lTwo internal 4-port or oneinternal 4-port and
oneexternal 4-port SAS connector (automatic
detection)
lConnection of up to 128 SAS or SATA drives.
The connection of more than 8 drives requires
appropriate disk enclosures
lMaximum bandwidth of 3Gbit/sec per port
PCI-X Bus Specification
l64-Bit/133MHz PCI-X bus interface withup to
1064MB/sec. bandwidth
lBackwardscompatible with PCI-X/100MHz,
PCI-X/66MHz and PCI 64-Bit/66MHz interfaces
lNeeds one 3,3 Volt PCI/PCI-X slot
NewRAID Controller Architecture, Processor-
and Memory Technology
l64-Bit Intel* 80331 I/O Processor, 800 MHz
lHardware XOR Engine, integratedcoprocessor
for optimized parity computation
lCompletely offloading the host CPU
lSupported DDF (Disk Drive Format) is the Adaptec*
Metadata Format (AMF) that allows interchanging
ofRAID arrays between the newICP controllers
(not compatible with former GDT controllers)
lSupports 64-bit AMD*64 and Intel* EM64T
systems
lOnboard 256MB/64-Bit ECC DDR2memory,
intelligent multi-level cache algorithm
Intelligent Battery Backup Unit (optional)
lRAID cache holds cached dataand stores it even
in the case of power failure, at system/controller
restart all data in cache will be written to the
hard drives
lLithium ion batterywithtype./min 72-hours cache
memory protection
lOne-yearwarrantyon the batterywith appropriate
handling (see manual)
Operating System Support
lWindows* XP; Windows* 2000 Server, Advanced
Server and Professional; Windows* Server 2003,
Standard and Enterprise; Windows* XP
Professional x64 Edition; Windows* 2003 x64
Edition
lLinux: Red Hat* Advanced Server 3.0, SuSE* 9.1,
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9
lNovell* NetWare* 6.5
lAdditional operating systemsprojected
HighConfiguration Flexibility
lROM -resident setup for configuration und
maintenance (CTRL+<A>)
lFlexible capacity setting
lFull capacity utilization of mixed size drives
lRAID arrays exceeding 2 TB are supported
lSimultaneous operation of several disk arrays,
multiple arrays even on the same disk
lOnline capacity expansion (withscheduling)
lEnhanced Online RAID Level Migration
(1->0<->10<->5<->5EE, 1->5<->6)
lComplete disk array migration
lThe RAID Arrays from other ICP controllersmay
easily be migrated without reconfiguration -
Array Roaming (Not possible with ICP RAID
controllersof the GDT series)
IntegratedRAID Software
ICP Storage Manager (ISM)
lICP RAID Configuration Utility –installation
and monitoring software, available for Windows*,
Linux* and Netware* operating systems, remote
access,connection to the common management
of the Adaptec* products
lSupport for S.M.A.R.T exceptions notification
lSoftware updates based on Flash-RAM technology
including recovery function. Latest firmware,
drivers and tools available at www.icp-vortex.com
Delivery Contents
lICP Disk Array controller withonboard
256MB ECC DDR2memory
lQuick Installation Guide
lCD-ROM withtools, driversand comprehensive
manual
lThree-year warrantyfor controllers
lLifelong ICP Hotline support
ICP vortex Computersysteme GmbH l Konrad-Zuse-Str. 9 lD-74172 Neckarsulm lGermany
ICP Support Hotline l T el: [phone] lE-Mail: [email protected] l http://www.icp-vortex.com
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