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General description – StorCase Technology Fibre-to-SCSI Single RAID User Manual

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Introduction

StorCase Technology, Inc.

S10C100 User's Guide - Rev. A01

General Description

CAUTION:

Remove ALL power from the InfoStation before installing the RAID Module.

The RAID Module contains NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS inside the unit.

Warranty is VOID if module is opened. Refer ALL servicing to qualified

personnel!

Danger of explosion if the RAID battery is incorrectly replaced! Replace

only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to manufacturer's instructions.

NOTES:

The installation, configuration, and use of the INFOSTATION RAID Control-

ler Module requires a high level of expertise and experience on the part

of the user/integrator. Since there are many configuration options and

variables (ie. host platforms, host bus adapters, applications, etc.), only

general guidelines will be discussed in this User's Guide.

Refer to both the InfoStation User's Guide and Installation Guide for

additional operating and installation information. Also refer to the disk

manufacturer's documentation for specific information regarding the

disks.

The StorCase Technology InfoStation RAID Module (P/N S10C100) 1-gigabit Fibre Channel-

to-Ultra160 internal RAID controller is specifically designed for the InfoStation external

expansion chassis. The S10C100 (Figure 1) is a stand-alone, dual Fibre host port controller

with quad SCSI disk channels (supporting 2x4 configurations).

Product Features:

• Convenient, Plug-In Module

• Dual 1 Gbit/sec Fibre Host, Quad SCSI Ultra160 (2x4) Configuration

• Supports 1 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)

• Supports Fibre Channel Switch-Fabric (FC-SW)

• Supports Up to 30m Twin-ax Copper Cabling with HSSDC Connector

• Supports Direct Connection to FC-AL with or without External FC Hub

• Supports RAID Levels 0, 1, 0/1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 50 or JBOD

• Supports up to 60 Devices; up to 24 Arrays; up to 32 LUNs

• Supports LUN Zoning

• Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) allows drives to be added during I/O activity

• Data Transfer Rate of Over 18,000 IOPS

• Downward Compatible with 80MB/sec LVD and Single-Ended Modes

• 128MB of PC133 Compatible SDRAM DIMM Cache Memory

• NiMH Fast Charging Battery for Cache Back-up

• OS-Independent