StorageWorld Fibre Channel-U160 RAID Series
Key Specifications | Hard Drive Options | RAID Support
Example Level: Entry to Mid Range RAID Solution This is an example configuration, ideal for desktop storage and scaleable to mid-level enterprise storage applications including audio, broadcast, prepress, compact servers, high-speed backup and data serving. This system was designed to provide a specific solution to a client requirement. New systems would be conceptually identical but with the addition of newer revisions of hardware/firmware, more robust cabinets, and/or additional comms or management features. Best of breed combinations are always utilised. An internally embedded Chaparral 3rd generation G -Series Fibre Channel to Ultra160 SCSI RAID controller (model G7324) provides support for redundant data configurations and high data throughput for maximum system uptime. This model accommodates up to ten 3.5" half-height or full-height SCA LVD SCSI hard drives (10k and 15k rpm supported) per shelf at up to Ultra160 SCSI speeds. Maximum number of drives is 60. The enclosure is available as a tower unit or a 19" rack configuration. includes daisy chain ports, two hot-swap blowers, two hot-swap power supplies, and six hot-swap drive canisters to support always-online data availability.
	10/15 Hot Swappable Drive Bays per shelf 2 Fibre Host Channels 4 Ultra160 SCSI Drive Channels Host & Operating System Independent Point-to-Point, Loop, and Fabric Ready 160MB/s transfer rates (drive channels) No single point of failure Massive increase in data storage capacities Modular, expandable tower and rack configurations Dual Controller Option More than 15,000 IOPS Scalable to 4.3 Terabytes JMR Fortra drive enclosures

Ideal for the fault tolerant mission critical environments, with the capability of sustaining over 180MB/sec sequential RAID-5 reads from a single controller. The solution is host independent and in conjunction with 73GB 10,000rpm Ultra160 drives, offers scalability to over 4.3 Terabytes of storage per controller. The G7324 controller can handle in excess of 15,000 IOPS making it extremely fast in OLTP and multimedia rich applications.
Hard Drive Options:
9GB 10,000rpm 18GB 7,200rpm 18GB 10,000rpm 18GB 15,000rpm 36GB 7,200rpm 36GB 10,000rpm 73GB 10,000rpm 181GB 7,200rpm
Key Specifications: Internally embedded RAID controller (e.g. Chaparral G7324 with Pentium processor ) Typical support for RAID levels 0,1,0/1,4,3,5, 10 and JBOD Typical support for up to 512MB of cache memory Typical support for management through Fibre Channel or RS-232 serial interfaces Industry standard hard drive interconnect, Single Connector Attachment (SCA-2) Hot-swap drive bays SCSI LVD Ultra160, 160MB/sec maximum transfer rate supported Cable-less design; multi-layer backplane for high signal integrity Dual hot-swap blowers provide cooling to support 10k and 15k rpm drives Dual hot-swap, auto-ranging power supplies Typical support for 4 Ultra160 SCSI drive channels or more Typical support for 2 Fibre Channel host interfaces Dual loop 1Gigabit Fibre Channel connectivity Fibre Channel switched fabric support for enterprise SANs Typical support for up to 24 arrays and 32 LUNs per controller Active/Active failover and failback option Visual and audible fault indicators for temperature, power, or blower fault Operating system independent
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