Adaptec AEC-4412B Specifications

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AEC
FAMILY OF EXTERNAL
RAID CONTROLLERS
4000 Series: Ultra SCSI-to-Ultra SCSI
7000 Series: Fibre Channel-to-Ultra SCSI
equivalent to a 75 MHz Pentium
®
processor,
provi des the power for all the I/O functi on s -
front and back; all the RAID and configura-
ti o n functi on s ; performs all the envi ron m en t a l
monitoring of the controller and the cache
battery backup; and is the engine to run the
embedded Real Time Operating System
(RTOS). Two independent PCI memory
controllers enable dedicated parity and data
caching for maximum performance during
multiple read/write operations.
Enhanced availability
The AEC Family of External RAID
Controllers include a high-performance
NiMH battery that delivers 72 hours of
uptime for 20 MBytes of cache memory.
Adaptecs AEC Family of External RAID
controllers can be configured with data
path redundancy for higher availability
using Adaptec’s host-based software. Other
availability features include parity-protected
CPU memory and disk cache,standard
P C - type Lithium disk battery for con ti nu o u s
RTC power during unit shut-down.
Easy management
The AEC Family of External RAID
Controllers supports Adaptec’s CI/O
Management Software and GUI interface
(Graphic User Interface). It takes the com-
plexity out of Array management and pro-
vides the network manager a control center
for monitoring and managing disk storage
for the entire network. Adaptec’s CI/O
Management Software supports Event
Notification through SNMP protocol
(available on the AEC-4412B). This feature
notifies you of critical events effecting the
storage Array. Remote Array management
and environmental monitoring is supported
through the host SCSI port and serial port
(RS-232) interfaces. Arrays can also be con-
figured,monitored,and managed from the
controller’s menu-driven LCD front panel
with Adaptec’s Disk Array Administrator
embedded software.
O v e rv i e w
The AEC Fa m i ly of Ex t ernal RAID Con tro ll ers
is designed for high performance,scalability
and com p l e te data pro tecti o n for the midra n g e
to high-end storage markets. Customers
requiring outstanding performance,easy
host-interface upgrade capability from SCSI
to Fibre Channel, and simplified array con-
f i g u ra ti o n and managem en t , Ad a ptec is yo u r
external RAID storage solution. Each AEC
External RAID Controller is housed in a
5.25-inch half-height canister with cache
b a t t ery back u p, i n t egra t ed fan, LC D / L E D / p u s h -
button front panel and supports up to 15
disk drives on each Ul tra SCSI devi c e ch a n n el .
4000 Series —
Ultra SCSI Host Interface Products:
• AEC-4412BS (1) Single-Ended Ultra SCSI
Host to (2) Single-ended Ultra SCSI
Device Channels
• AEC-4412BD (1) Differential Ultra SCSI
Host to (2) Single-ended Ultra SCSI
Device Channels
7000 Series —
Fibre Channel Host Interface Products:
• AEC-7412B (1) Fibre Channel Host to (2)
Single-ended Ultra SCSI Device Channels
Key Benefits
Flexible configurations, easy upgrades
Upgradable host interface options include
single-ended Ultra SCSI,differential Ultra
S C S I , or Fibre Ch a n n el . Upgrades are simple
with the field-replaceable daughterboards
and allow the AEC controller to adjust to
host interface changes while still utilizing
the ori ginal inve s tm ent of the base con tro ll e r.
High performance,modular architecture
The AEC Fa m i ly of Ex ternal RAID con tro ll ers
features a 128 KByte L2 unified code and
data processor Write-back cache.A single
Ultra SCSI host interface delivers up to 40
MByte/sec throughput, while the single
Fibre Channel host interface delivers up to
100 MByte/sec burst throughput.
The AMD 5x86 133 MHz microprocessor,
P rodu ct Hi gh l i gh t s
Easy host-interface upgrade from
SCSI to Fibre Channel with s i m -
ple daughter card replacement
OS independent—supporting all
platforms with no special soft-
ware or drivers required
72 hour Cache battery backup
Supports RAID levels 0,1, 0/1,
3, 4, and 5
Supports up to 30 external hard
drives, 15 drives per channel
Extends the Ultra SCSI bus
cable up to 25 meters in a
point-to-point configuration
Adaptec CI/O Management
Software
and GUI Interface for
easy monitoring and managing
your disk storage
Menu driven LCD display for
controller based Array config-
uration with controller
status/fault LED’s