HP LH4r HP NetRAID-3Si Controller Features and Benefits - Page 2

Product Brief HP NetServer NetRAID-3Si A New Level of Performance for Flexible, Reliable Storage Features Benefits Easy To Manage • Graphical user interface • Integration with HP NetServer Assistant and HP TopTools for Servers • Remote console monitoring • Easy, intuitive installation, array configuration, and monitoring • Centralized event notification • Simplified management of all HP NetRAID-3Si adapters in Windows NT® and Novell®NetWare® servers • Configuration replication and storage on • Easy configuration of standardized servers disks Maximum uptime and data protection • Seven RAID levels (0, 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, 50) • Increased fault tolerance • Higher performance for larger volumes • Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration • No need to back up and restore data to add capacity • RAID levels can be changed quickly to keep up with requirements • Hot-spare disk drives • Completely unattended rebuild of failed drives • Fewer drives required for maximum availability • On-board tone generator • Battery backup for cache memory Superior performance • Ultra2 SCSI1 • Intel i960RD 66MHz Intelligent I/O Processor • Custom ASIC • Audible warning of disk status for prompt attention • Cache data protected in case of power loss • Increase maximum data transfer rates by 2x for internal transfers and 4x for external transfers at a bus length of up to 12 meters • One disk array controller supports both internal and external disk drives • Configure for Ultra2 or single-ended SCSI operation (one or the other) • Single-chipI2O solution • Accelerates data transfer and RAID parity generation 1 Ultra2 SCSI drives and enclosures are required for operation in Ultra2 (LVD) SCSI mode. 2