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QuickSpecs
Standard Features
Fault Tolerance RAID Fault Tolerance RAID Fault Tolerance RAID Fault Tolerance RAID
Descriptions Descriptions Descriptions Descriptions
Fault Recovery Fault Recovery Fault Recovery Fault Recovery
Ease of Use Ease of Use Ease of Use Ease of Use
Keeps data available and server running while a failed drive is being replaced; two fault tolerance
configurations are supported for the internal connections including:
RAID 0 (striping) provides no extra data protection. Data is striped across all drives in the array to
increase performance. RAID 0 requires a minimum of one drive.
RAID 1 (mirroring) protects against failure of one drive. Data is duplicated on a pair of drives.
RAID 1 requires a minimum of two drives.
Minimizes downtime, reconstructs data, and facilitates a quick recovery from drive failure:
Recovery ROM: This feature provides unique redundancy that protects from a ROM image
corruption. A new version of firmware can be flashed to the ROM while the controller maintains
the last known working version of firmware. If the firmware becomes corrupt, the controller will
revert back to the previous version of firmware and continue operating. This reduces the risk of
flashing firmware to the controller.
DRAM ECC corrects against single bit data and address corruption.
Consistency and Upgradeability make the Smart Array family unique in the industry:
GUI based configuration, management and diagnostic software tools
Common data format between generations of products
Data migration between servers and external Modular Smart Array enclosures
DA - 13296 Worldwide — Version 10 — June 20, 2011
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