HP LH4r HP NetRAID-4M Controller Product Brief (12/17/02)

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netRAID-4M

product brief

hp netservers

simply reliable

data protection

hp netRAID-4M

controller

for hp netservers

high performance and unrivaled reliability for RAID systems

in enterprise applications

Information systems professionals rely on HP NetRAID controllers to protect their businesses’ data and

ensure fast access to stored information. The HP NetRAID-4M controller delivers unmatched RAID

(redundant array of inexpensive disks) performance in enterprise systems.

taking performance

to the next level

As your applications become even more data-intensive, you need a top performer with the capacity

to speed I/O throughput. The HP NetRAID-4M controller advances your performance to the next level

with the latest RAID technology:

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Processor upgraded to 233 MHz Intel

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StrongARM-110

Ultra3 SCSI technology—increases maximum throughput rate to 160 MB/s per channel—twice

the level of Ultra2 RAID controllers

64-bit, 33 MHz PCI—designed to maximize performance of the StrongARM-110 processor

and new 64-bit systems

Four channels—provide up to 640 MB/s parallel SCSI bandwidth

leading with

unrivaled reliability

and data protection

In an era of 24 x 7 performance demands, you can’t afford to keep customers and users waiting

while you make upgrades or troubleshoot problems. The HP NetRAID-4M controller offers superior

reliability and flexibility in protecting your data:

Support for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50—so you can choose the appropriate level

of RAID protection

64 or 128 MB ECC-protected, transferable, battery-backed cache—providing up to

72 hours of data protection on a removable daughter card

Support for up to 56 total drives—allowing for up to 4 TB of data storage