Toshiba Magnia 560S - Manual (Page 51)

Features
Features
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Features
MegaRAID is a family of high performance intelligent PCI-to-SCSI host adapters with
RAID control capabilities. RAID Controller Kit-G has a SCSI channel that supports
Ultra320 and Wide SCSI at data transfer rates up to 320 MB/s. The SCSI channel
supports up to 15 Wide devices and up to seven non-Wide devices.
In This Chapter
Topics described in this chapter include:
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New features
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Configuration features
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Hardware architecture features
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Array performance features
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RAID management features
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Fault tolerance features
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Utility programs
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Software drivers
SMART Technology
The RAID Controller Kit-G self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology
(SMART) detects predictable drive failures. SMART monitors the internal
performance of all motors, heads, and drive electronics.
Configuration on Disk
Configuration on Disk (drive roaming) saves configuration information both in non-
volatile random access memory (NVRAM) on RAID Controller Kit-G and on the disk
drives connected to RAID Controller Kit-G. If RAID Controller Kit-G is replaced, the
new RAID Controller Kit-G controller can detect the actual RAID configuration,
maintaining the integrity of the data on each drive, even if the drives have changed
channel and/or target ID.
Hardware Requirements
RAID Controller Kit-G can be installed in a computer with a motherboard that has 5
volt/3.3 volt PCI expansion slots. The computer must support PCI version 2.2 or later.
The computer should have an Intel Pentium, Pentium Pro, or more powerful CPU, a
floppy drive, a color monitor and VGA adapter card, a mouse, and a keyboard.