Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide

Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller User Guide 1-1
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Features
The Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler is a
Wide Ultra3 SCSI hard drive array controller with a 64-MB read/write embedded
cache and a Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler, which provides transportable data
protection and increases overall controller performance.
Overview of Controller Features
• Has dual Wide Ultra3 SCSI channels supporting up to 14 drives
• Supports the following operating systems:
— Microsoft Windows 2000
— Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
— Novell Netware 5.X and 6.X
— Linux (Refer to the Compaq website for further information about Linux
version support.)
— SCO UnixWare 7.XX
• Supports the Compaq Universal Hot-Plug Tape Drive
• Supports drive and array movement to the Smart Array 532, Smart Array
5302/5304 and Smart Array 5i controllers
• Provides backward compatibility with Wide Ultra2 SCSI devices
• Uses a 32- or 64-bit PCI bus master interface
• Has a user selectable read or optional write cache allocation from 0-64 MB