Array Performance Features; Fault Tolerance; Table 5. Array Performance Features; Table 6. Fault Tolerance Features - Intel SRCSAS18E - RAID Controller User Manual

Array Performance Features

Table 5 shows the RAID Controller SRCSAS18E array performance features.
Specification
PCI Express* Host
Data Transfer Rate
Drive Data Burst Rate 3 Gigabit/s per port or 300 MB/s
Maximum
Scatter/Gathers
Maximum Size of I/O
Requests
Maximum Queue
Tags per Drive
Stripe Sizes
Maximum Number
of Concurrent
Commands
Support for Multiple
Initiators

Fault Tolerance

Table 6 shows the RAID Controller SRCSAS18E fault tolerance features.
Specification
Support for SMART
Optional Battery
Backup for Cache
Memory
Drive Failure Detection
Drive Rebuild Using
Hot Spares
Parity Generation and
Checking
1. The Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) detects up to 70 percent of
all predictable disk drive failures. In addition, SMART monitors the internal performance of all
motors, heads, and drive electronics.
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Table 5. Array Performance Features

2.5 Gigabit/s per lane
26 elements
6.4 Mbytes in 64 Kbyte stripes
As many as the drive can accept
8, 16, 32, 64, or 128 Kbyte
255
Yes

Table 6. Fault Tolerance Features

1
Yes.
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Intel RAID Portable Cache Module 2 battery backup. 4.8V/880mAH
battery pack. Up to 72 hours of data retention for 256 MB.
Automatic
Automatic
Yes
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