Thecus Technology i Series User Manual

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Chapter 1 RAID introduction 
 
1.1  Features 
 
i Series
 features: 
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Gigabit LAN (x2) -to- SATA II (xN bays) RAID controller. 
• 
RAID 6 ready. 
• 
SATA II support with SATA I backward compatible. 
• 
N-way mirror. 
• 
On-line volume expansion and RAID level migration. 
• 
Global/dedicated cache configuration by volume. 
• 
S.M.A.R.T. enabled. 
• 
Support Microsoft VDS (Virtual Disk Service). 
• 
Disk roaming. 
• 
MPIO ready (initiator driver support needed). 
• 
MC/S ready (initiator driver support needed). 
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Support iSCSI header and data digest. 
• 
Support CHAP authentication. 
With proper configuration, i Series can provide non-stop service with a high 
degree of fault tolerance by the use of i Series RAID technology and advanced 
array management features. For more detail, please contact with your direct 
sales or email to “sales@thecus.com”.  
 
i Series connects to the host system in iSCSI interface. It can be configured to 
any RAID level. i Series provides reliable data protection for servers and the 
RAID 6 function ready. The RAID 6 function allows two HDD failures without any 
impact on the existing data. Data can be recovered from the remaining data and 
parity drives. (Data can be recovered from the rest disks/drives.) 
 
Thecus
 RAID system is the most cost-effective disk array system with 
completely integrated high-performance and data-protection capabilities which 
meet or exceed the highest industry standards, and the best data solution for 
small/medium business (SMB) users. 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
Caution
 
Please refer to RAM certification list in Appendix A for more 
detail. 
 
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