Grass Valley K2 Level 2 RAID Oct.10 2006 - Manual (Page 17)

September 8, 2006 Level 2 RAID Instruction Manual 17
Chapter
1
About the K2 Level 2 RAID storage
This chapter introduces the K2 RAID Storage. Topics include:
• “K2 Level 2 RAID features” on page 17
• “K2 Level 2 RAID components” on page 18
• “Configurations” on page 24
K2 Level 2 RAID features
The K2 RAID Storage is a high performance, high availability mass storage system.
High-bandwidth storage is made possible using Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop
(FC-AL) technology. The K2 Level 2 RAID’s modular, scalable design provides
additional disk storage as your needs increase.
Feature highlights:
• 15 drives in a 3U vertical rack space
• No single point of failure
• All active components are hot-serviceable
• Scalable expansion using RAID Expansion Chassis
• Optional dual RAID controllers provide Fibre Channel failover
• Optical Fibre Channel Small Form-Factor interface
POWER SERVICE
SDN
SDN
UPS
FLT
0
1
RDY
LNK
HOST ID
READY
READY ACCESS BACKUP FAULT
DE PC PC LINK
2G 2G 2G 2G
LINK HOST DISK LINK
MATE LINK
DE-DIAG
MATE LINK
HOST ID
READY
READY ACCESS BACKUP FAULT
DE PC PC LINK LINK HOST DISK LINK DE-DIAG
AC 100—240V
GOOD FLT
PWR
AC 100—240V
GOOD FLT
PWR
PFR 700
!