StorCase Technology DS570 - Manual (Page 11)

2 Introduction
StorCase Technology, Inc. DS560/DS570 User's Guide - Rev. A04
General Description
CAUTION: The DS560/DS570 chassis contains NO USER SERVICEABLE parts inside
the unit. Refer ALL servicing to qualified personnel!
NOTES: The configuration and use of the SCSI-to-IDE RAID Controller requires a
certain level of expertise and experience on the part of the user/integrator.
Since there are many configuration options and variables (ie. host plat-
forms, applications, etc.), only general guidelines will be discussed in
this User's Guide.
Refer to the Data Silo DS550 User's Guide, Data Express DE90i-A100
or DE110 User's Guide for additional operating and installation informa-
tion. Also refer to the disk manufacturer's documentation for specific
information regarding the disks.
The StorCase Technology Data Silo DS560 and DS570 SCSI-to-IDE RAID enclosures (Figure
1) are a cost-effective, high performance RAID solution, incorporating the Data Silo expansion
chassis and Data Express removable drive enclosures. The DS560 provides rugged and
reliable housing for one (1) SCSI-to-IDE RAID controller and eight (8) DE90i-A100s, while the
DS570 provides rugged and reliable housing for one (1) SCSI-to-IDE RAID controller and eight
(8) DE110s.
Product Features:
• Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1, 3, and 5
• O/S independent (no special software drivers required)
• Supports dual Ultra160 SCSI channels
• Supports up to eight (8) Ultra ATA/100 IDE drives
• Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) allows adding drives without interruptions
• 128MB of PC-100 or PC-133 Compatible SDRAM 144-pin SODIMM memory module
• Supports Automatic Hot Swap, Hot Spare and Drive Rebuild
• Supports up to 8 LUNs
• Supports Page/FAX notification event
• Supports daisy-chaining with optional repeater kit