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1-1 Chapter 1 Features The Compaq SMART-2DH Array Controller is a dual-channel, 32-bit array controller with many advanced features. The controller supports all SCSI hard drives: Wide-Ultra SCSI, Fast-Wide SCSI-2, and Fast-SCSI-2. Included with the SMART-2DH Array Controller is the Compaq Array Configuration Utility, which provides easy drive array setup and configuration changes. Overview of Features Listed below are some of the features of the SMART-2DH Array Controller option board: s Support for RAID 0, 1, 4, and 5 fault tolerance options s Online capacity expansion s Supports Wide-Ultra SCSI; a 16-bit, 20-MHz bus providing a 40- Mbytes/sec data transfer rate s Support for Wide-Ultra SCSI, Fast-Wide SCSI-2, and Fast-SCSI-2 hard drives s Dual channels on a single board to support up to 14 drives (7 per channel) s Wide-Ultra SCSI/Fast-SCSI-2 (Wide SCSI) internal connector s Wide-Ultra SCSI/Fast-SCSI-2 (Wide SCSI) external connector s Removable Array Accelerator - battery-backed 16-MB Read/Write Cache with ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) memory s Performance monitoring through Compaq Insight Manager s Automatic performance tuning s Pre-failure notification s Read-ahead caching s Tagged command queuing s Multiple logical drives per drive array s Support for drive and array movement s Available in 32-bit PCI Bus Master interface SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Writer: Pamela King Project: SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Comments: 295469-002 File Name: B-CH01.DOC Last Saved On: 2/27/98 11:23 AM COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED

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SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
Writer: Pamela King
Project: SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
Comments: 295469-002
File Name: B-CH01.DOC
Last Saved On: 2/27/98 11:23 AM
COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Chapter 1
Features
The Compaq SMART-2DH Array Controller is a dual-channel, 32-bit array
controller with many advanced features. The controller supports all SCSI hard
drives: Wide-Ultra SCSI, Fast-Wide SCSI-2, and Fast-SCSI-2. Included with
the SMART-2DH Array Controller is the Compaq Array Configuration Utility,
which provides easy drive array setup and configuration changes.
Overview of Features
Listed below are some of the features of the SMART-2DH Array Controller
option board:
Support for RAID 0, 1, 4, and 5 fault tolerance options
Online capacity expansion
Supports Wide-Ultra SCSI; a 16-bit, 20-MHz bus providing a 40-
Mbytes/sec data transfer rate
Support for Wide-Ultra SCSI, Fast-Wide SCSI-2, and Fast-SCSI-2
hard drives
Dual channels on a single board to support up to 14 drives (7 per channel)
Wide-Ultra SCSI/Fast-SCSI-2 (Wide SCSI) internal connector
Wide-Ultra SCSI/Fast-SCSI-2 (Wide SCSI) external connector
Removable Array Accelerator - battery-backed 16-MB Read/Write
Cache with ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) memory
Performance monitoring through Compaq Insight Manager
Automatic performance tuning
Pre-failure notification
Read-ahead caching
Tagged command queuing
Multiple logical drives per drive array
Support for drive and array movement
Available in 32-bit PCI Bus Master interface