Promise Technology TX4 User Manual
UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual
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F
EATURES AND
B
ENEFITS
Feature Benefit
Maximum fault tolerance
Ensures uninterrupted data availability
Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5,
0+1, and JBOD
0+1, and JBOD
Allows system to be tuned for maximum performance
Emulates standard SCSI-3 drive
to host
to host
Compatible with all SCSI-3 or SCSI-2/LVD host adapters.
No special operating system drivers used
No special operating system drivers used
Supports asynchronous and
synchronous transfer mode
synchronous transfer mode
Up to 80MB/sec data transfer rates on the SCSI Bus
Tagged command queuing up to
32 commands
32 commands
Maximum performance in Multi-Threaded Operating
Systems
Systems
Front panel LCD and LED
indicators
indicators
Easy setup and quick response to problems, ensuring
maximum up time and manageability
maximum up time and manageability
Hot swap feature
Allows a defective drive to be replaced without
interrupting data accessibility to the host system
interrupting data accessibility to the host system
Hot-spare drive
Maintains full fault tolerant integrity by automatically
rebuilding the data from a failed drive to an installed hot
spare drive
rebuilding the data from a failed drive to an installed hot
spare drive
Automatic background data
reconstruction when a drive is
replaced
reconstruction when a drive is
replaced
Array is quickly back on-line with minimal user
intervention
intervention
Redundant fans
Load sharing and full operation even with a failed fan
Redundant Power Supply
(TX8 only)
(TX8 only)
Load sharing and uninterrupted operation with failure of
one power supply
one power supply