StorCase Technology 14-Bay 4U SCSI Ultra320 - Manual (Page 11)

2 Introduction
StorCase Technology, Inc. InfoStation 14-Bay U320 User's Guide - Rev. A00
Figure 1: InfoStation 14-Bay
General Description
NOTE: For SCSI Ultra320 operation, the InfoStation requires Ultra320 drives,
Ultra320 HBA, Ultra320-compliant cabling (internal and external), and
Ultra320 repeater modules installed.
The StorCase ® Technology InfoStation ® intelligent rack-mount expansion chassis is
designed to support the latest high-density, high-speed SCSI disk drive technologies for use
in network server, fault-tolerant and/or mission-critical applications. The InfoStation is
designed to support 3.5" form factor, low profile (1" high) SCSI Ultra320 devices.
The InfoStation's backplane design can accommodate up to fourteen (14) single-connect SCA
SCSI devices (Figure 1). Each chassis is constructed of rugged steel, lightweight aluminum
and plastic, and is equipped with Two (2) 650 watt redundant, hot-swappable power supply
modules, Two (2) redundant, hot swappable blower modules (depending on the model) and
a User Interface module designed to provide continual chassis data feedback and control of
drive configurations.
The InfoStation SCSI backplane comes standard with either one (1), two (2), or four (4) Ultra320
repeater modules (for Ultra320 operation and daisy-chaining applications). InfoStation can
easily be upgraded with additional I/O repeater modules to support up to four channels (refer
to Appendix B for further information).
The InfoStation also incorporates "Soft Start" circuitry which eliminates in-rush current to each
of the installed drives during spin-up, as well as avoid power arcing during drive insertion.
Another unique feature of the InfoStation is the InfoMon ® monitoring utility program. InfoMon
is a console utility that provides the InfoStation with web-based monitoring capability via a serial
connection. InfoMon also provides the User the ability to easily configure both device and
chassis settings with a few clicks of the mouse! Refer to Appendix B for further information
on InfoMon.
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