ICP GDT8123RZ User manual

ICP Disk Array Controllers
64-Bit/66MHz PCI - Wide/Ultra160 SCSI
Excellence in Controllers

64-bit 66MHz PCI to Wide/Ultra160 SCSI
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Hardware RAID Controller
●RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 10 and Cluster Support1)
●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
●2 or 4 Wide/Ultra160 SCSI channels with active,
software-switchable multi-mode termination (LVD/SE)
●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
●2 external VHD connectors
●Backwards compatible to Wide/Ultra SCSI devices
High Speed 64-Bit 66 MHz
●64-Bit PCI bus interface with 33 MHz/ 66 MHz PCI
clock rate
●Bus Master transfer rates of up to 533 MB/sec
●Runs in 64-Bit slots and fully backward compatible to
32-Bit slots
Latest Processor and Memory Technology
●64-Bit RISC Intel* 80303 I/O processor
●Hardware XOR engine for optimized RAID 4/5 operations
●64-Bit Cache RAM, non-buffered ECC DIMM
PC133, from minimum 32 MB up to 256 MB
Operating System Support
●Windows* XP/2000/2003, Novell* NetWare*, SCO*,
OpenServer*/OpenUnix*/UnixWare*, Linux* and
FreeBSD*
Number of
Wide/Ultra160 SCSI
Channels / Number
of Attached Devices
ICP Controller
Maximum
Synchronous
Data Transfer Rate
per Wide/Ultra160
Channel
PCB Size
Cluster Support1)
Cache RAM in MB,
ECC DIMMPC133
RAID Level 0, 1
Hot Fix/Hot Plug
and SAF-TE/SES
Support
GDT8123RZ 2/30 160MB/sec. yes upgradable upgradable 32 - 256 short
GDT8523RZ 2/30 160MB/sec. yes yes upgradable 32 - 256 short
GDT8543RZ 4/60 160MB/sec. yes yes upgradable 32 - 256 PCI long
GDT8623RZ1)2/30 160MB/sec. yes yes yes 32 - 256 short
GDT8643RZ1)4/60 160MB/sec. yes yes yes 32 - 256 PCI long
RAID Level
0, 1, 4, 5 and 10
Hot Fix/Hot Plug
and SAF-TE/SES
Support
High Configuration Flexibility
●ROM-resident setup (ICP RAID Console) with
integrated “Express Setup” function (CTRL+<G>)
●Simultaneous operation of several disk arrays
●Flexible capacity setting
●Online capacity expansion
●Online RAID level migration
●Complete disk array migration
●RAID arrays from other ICP RAID controllers are easily
adopted without reconfiguration (Array Roaming)
●Controller switch and controller upgrade without
reconfiguration
●Automatic adaptation to changes in SCSI configura-
tion (ID/SCSI channels)
Integrated RAID Software
●ICP RAID Console - installation and monitoring soft-
ware, available for all supported operating systems
with the same look & feel, text-based graphical inter-
face, remote access via TCP/IP and IPX/SPX protocols
●ICP RAID Navigator - GUI tool for all Windows* opera-
ting systems above Windows* 95, context-sensitive
online help, remote access to Windows*, Unix*,
Linux* and NetWare* servers
●Support for messaging and online diagnosis
●Software updates based on Flash-RAM technology,
making Internet downloads easier from
www.icp-vortex.com
Delivery Contents
●ICP Disk Array Controller (without RAM)
●User’s Manual and Quick Installation Guide
●CD-ROM with tools and drivers
Excellence in Controllers
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