IBM 86884RX Installation Guide - Page 72
IBM Fibre Array Storage Technology, The IBM TotalStorage FAStT200 Storage Server
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Note: ServeRAID will be supported only on external disks on the x450 server. Booting any operating system from the ServeRAID card will not be supported. IBM Fibre Array Storage Technology The IBM Fibre Array Storage Technology (FAStT) family of Fibre Channel storage solutions is designed for high-availability, high-capacity requirements. FAStT solutions can support transfers over distances up to 10 km (6.2 miles) at rates of up to 200 MBps. The FAStT Storage Server is a RAID controller device that contains Fibre Channel (FC) interfaces to connect the host systems and the disk drive enclosures. The Storage Server provides high system availability through the use of hot-swappable and redundant components. We briefly discuss the following three products: The IBM TotalStorage™ FAStT200 Storage Server The IBM TotalStorage FAStT500 Storage Server The IBM TotalStorage FAStT700 Storage Server Note: The FAStT700 is currently the only certified storage solution for Microsoft clustered configurations. To check the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) for updates to certified solutions, refer to http://www.microsoft.com/hcl. The IBM TotalStorage FAStT200 Storage Server The FAStT200 Storage Server is a 3U rack-mountable Fibre Channel RAID controller and disk drive enclosure. It targets the entry and midrange segment of the FC storage market. A typical use of the FAStT200 would be in a two-node cluster environment with up to 66 Fibre Channel disk drives attached to the Storage Server. Two models are available: The FAStT200 Storage Server, with a single RAID controller. The FAStT200 High Availability (HA) Storage Server, which contains two RAID controllers and can therefore provide higher availability. Both models feature hot-swap and redundant power supplies and fans and you can install up to 10 slim-line or half-high FC disk drives. If you need to connect more than 10 disks, you can use the EXP500 FC storage expansion enclosures. Each EXP500 can accommodate 10 additional disk drives, and up to five EXP500s are supported on the FAStT200. This means that the maximum supported number of disk drives is 60. 58 IBM ^ xSeries 450 Planning and Installation Guide