6 fault tolerance features, Table4.4 fault tolerance features, 7 software utilities – LSI MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 RAID Controller Series 518 User Manual

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4-6

Features

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4.6

Fault Tolerance Features

Table 4.4

lists the fault tolerance features.

4.7

Software Utilities

Table 4.5

lists the software utility features.

Table 4.4

Fault Tolerance Features

Specification

Feature

Support for SMART

Yes

Optional battery backup for cache
memory

Standard. Provided on the MegaRAID
Controller. Up to 72 hours data retention

Enclosure management

SCSI-accessed fault-tolerant enclosure
(SAF-TE) compliant

Drive failure detection

Automatic

Drive rebuild using hot spares

Automatic and transparent

Parity generation and checking

Software and hardware

Table 4.5

Software Utilities

Specification

Feature

FlexRAID reconfiguration on the fly

Yes

FlexRAID RAID level migration on the fly

Yes

FlexRAID online capacity expansion

Yes

Remote configuration and management over the Internet Yes

Graphical user interface

Yes

Diagnostic utility

Yes

Management utility

Yes

Bootup configuration using MegaRAID Manager

Yes

Online read, write, and cache policy switching

Yes

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