HP NetRAID-3Si Controller Features and Benefits

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Product Brief
HP NetServer NetRAID-3Si
A New Level of Performance for Flexible, Reliable Storage
Features Benefits
Easy To Manage
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Graphical user interface
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Integration with HP NetServer Assistant
and HP TopTools for Servers
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Remote console monitoring
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Configuration replication and storage on
disks
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Easy, intuitive installation, array configuration, and
monitoring
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Centralized event notification
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Simplified management of all HP NetRAID-3Si adapters in
Windows
NT
®
and Novell
®
NetWare
®
servers
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Easy configuration of standardized servers
Maximum uptime and data protection
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Seven RAID levels (0, 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, 50)
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Online capacity expansion and RAID
level migration
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Hot-spare disk drives
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On-board tone generator
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Battery backup for cache memory
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Increased fault tolerance
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Higher performance for larger volumes
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No need to back up and restore data to add capacity
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RAID levels can be changed quickly to keep up with
requirements
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Completely unattended rebuild of failed drives
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Fewer drives required for maximum availability
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Audible warning of disk status for prompt attention
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Cache data protected in case of power loss
Superior performance
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Ultra2 SCSI
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Intel i960RD 66MHz Intelligent I/O
Processor
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Custom ASIC
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Increase maximum data transfer rates by 2x for internal
transfers and 4x for external transfers at a bus length of up
to 12 meters
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One disk array controller supports both internal and
external disk drives
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Configure for Ultra2 or single-ended SCSI operation
(one or the other)
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Single-chipI
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O solution
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Accelerates data transfer and RAID parity generation
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Ultra2 SCSI drives and enclosures are required for operation in Ultra2 (LVD) SCSI mode.