Grass Valley PFR600/E - Manual (Page 15)

20 February 2004 PFR600/E Instruction Manual 15
Chapter
1
About the PFR600 Series
This chapter introduces the PFR600 Series Fibre Channel RAID Storage Chassis.
Topics include:
• PFR600 Series features
• PFR600 Series components
• Configurations
PFR600 Series features
The PFR600 Series Fibre Channel RAID Storage Chassis is a high performance, high
availability mass storage system. High-bandwidth storage is made possible using
Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) technology. The PFR600 Series’s modular,
scalable design provides additional disk storage as your needs increase.
Feature highlights:
• Ten drives in a 3U vertical rack space
• No single point of failure
• Many active components are hot-serviceable
• Scalable expansion using RAID Expansion Chassis
• Optional dual RAID controllers provide Fibre Channel failover
• Copper or Optical Fibre Channel Small Form-Factor Pluggable interface (SFP)
The PFR600 Series utilizes dual FC-AL technology, allowing two loop
configurations within a single chassis. Port-Bypass Circuits have been added to
maintain loop integrity during failures without user intervention. Each loop and
associated Port Bypass Circuits along with all other active components are on
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