Smartraid Vi Feature Overview - Adaptec PM1564U3 Install Manual

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SmartRAID VI Feature Overview

SmartRAID VI controllers include:
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Support for I
DPT provides drivers for most operating systems.
See Chapter 4, Software Installation for a list of drivers supplied by
DPT.
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Certifications for major operating systems, including Novell
NetWare and Windows NT.
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Support for a variety of SCSI devices, including hard disk, tape,
CD-Recordable, CD-ROM, Magneto-Optical drives, jukeboxes and
scanners.
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Local and remote configuration, array status and I/O monitoring
using DPT Storage Manager software.
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Operating system independent configuration and RAID creation
using the Storage Manager on ROM (SMOR) utility.
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Support for SCSI-1, SCSI-2 and SCSI-3 devices with active
termination.
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ASPI protocol support for third-party applications and utilities.
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Flash ROM for easy upgrades of controller firmware, I
SMOR.
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Event logging and broadcasting, including messaging for
alphanumeric pagers.
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Dynamic Array Expansion, which lets you increase your storage
capacity under Windows NT by adding one or more drives to a
RAID 0 or RAID 5 array while your system remains online. For
information on using this feature, refer to the Storage Management
Software User's Manual.
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Predictive caching which analyzes disk read requests made by the
host to determine whether they are part of a pattern. If a pattern is
detected, the controller uses the pattern to predict which data the
host is likely to request in the near future, then reads this data into
the cache.
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Intelligent Hot Spare. A hot spare drive automatically replaces a
failed drive. When multiple hot spares are available on a controller,
the intelligent hot spare algorithm picks the best one based on
capacity and bus location. RAID 1 and RAID 5 arrays are rebuilt
automatically using the new drive.
About Your Controller
O OSMs provided by major operating system vendors;
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O BIOS and
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