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Interfaces:
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ASUS Storage Management, through browser and Ethernet
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CLU and CLI, through serial and Telnet
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Subsystem buzzer and LEDs
External Ports
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High-availability DAS, NAS, SAN, and cluster-friendly platforms:
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Dual 8 Gb/s FC host ports plus dual GbE iSCSI host ports
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Four GbE iSCSI host ports
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3 Gb/s SAS x4 JBOD expansion port.
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10/100Mb RJ45 Ethernet management port.
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RJ11 serial port supports RS232 protocol via adapter cable.
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USB 2.0 external ports for subsystem management.
RAID Support
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Automatic, Express, and Advanced RAID configuration options.
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Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, and 60.
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Supports any combination of RAID levels at the same time.
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Configurable stripe sizes: 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, and 1 MB.
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Multiple global or dedicated hot-spare drives with reversion option.
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Up to 256 LUNs per subsystem.
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Up to 32 logical drives (LUNs) per disk array.
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Out-of-order logical drive deletion and re-creation.
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LUN masking and mapping.
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Extensive SCSI command set.
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16-byte CDB for 64-bit LBA addressing.
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Predictive Data Migration (PDM) replaces un-healthy disk member in array
and maintains I/O activity during the transition.
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Hard/soft reset to recover HDD from bad status.
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Power-control to recover HDD from hung status.
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Write Hole Table to prevent RAID 5/6 inconsistent data.
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Read/Write Check Table to prevent data content errors.
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NVRAM event logging.
Chapter 1: Introduction to ASUS Storage
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