A PCI-X, Dual-channel, Ultra320 SCSI RAID Controller based on Intel XScale® Technology
The Intel® RAID Controller SRCU42X delivers a delicate blend of power and flexibility to support high-availability, high-capacity applications, such as embedded systems and complex networking solutions. Equipped with dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI technology and the advanced Intel® IOP321 I/O processor, it is one of the few RAID controllers in the industry to offer remarkably high throughput along with the performance, power efficiency, and flexibility of Intel XScale® technology.
| Features |
Benefits |
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Intel® IOP321 I/O processor |
Outstanding RAID performance. |
| Two-channel Ultra320 SCSI with support for up to 30 drives |
High I/O bandwidth (320 MB/sec per SCSI channel) and I/O expandability. |
| 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X interface |
Rapid data-transfer rate, high availability and flexibility. |
| Support for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, and JBOD |
Flexibility for optimizing performance and fault tolerance in a variety of solutions. |
| 128MB DIMM included (supports 32MB-512MB of PC1600 ECC DDR SDRAM) |
Data integrity. |
| New software suite: Intel® RAID BIOS Console, Intel® RAID Web Console, Intel® RAID Command Tool, Intel® RAID Diagnostics, Intel® RAID Flash Utilities |
Ease of management, monitoring, reporting, and diagnostics. |
| Background initialization and instant availability |
Immediate accessibility to the host operating system, shorter build time. |
| Online capacity expansion and RAID-level migration |
Availability and flexibility. |
| Remote event monitoring via SNMP |
Manageability and availability. |
| SAF-TE-compliant |
Reliability with hot-plug and hot-spare support. |
| Microsoft* Server Clustering Support |
High availability. |
| Optional battery-backup unit |
Data reliability. |
| Three-year limited warranty |
Intel quality, validation, service and support. | |
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| Hardware |
| Processor |
Intel® IOP321 I/O processor: based on Intel XScale® technology, with hardware XOR. |
| Memory |
Supports 32MB-512MB of PC1600 ECC DDR SDRAM (ships with 128MB DIMM installed). |
| PCI |
64-bit/133MHz PCI-X interface (PCI 2.2 and PCI-X 1.0 compliant), 3.3V adapter, backward compatible to 33MHz and 66MHz. |
| SCSI |
Two-channel Ultra320 SCSI with support for up to 30 drives (15 per channel), each channel has one internal 68-pin connector (UHD LVD), and one external 68-pin connector (VHDC LVD). |
| Form Factor |
Half-length, full-height PCI: 175mm x 107mm (6.875" x 4.2"). |
| Status Indicators |
Audible alarm, LEDs. |
| Software |
| RAID Levels Supported |
0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and JBOD. |
| Scalability |
Online RAID-level migration and capacity expansion without reboot. |
| Configuration Flexibility |
Variable data stripe size-configurable per array, configurable JBOD enclosure support, support for non-hard-disk-drive SCSI devices (for example, tape, CD-ROM), and read/write controller and disk caching. |
| Availability |
Instant availability and background initialization, automatic rebuild with private (dedicated) or pooled (global) hot-fix (spare) drives, hot-plug drive support, and drive roaming. |
| Operating-System Support1 |
| Standard Validation |
Microsoft* Windows 2003 Enterprise Server; Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Service Pack 4; Microsoft Windows XP; Novell* NetWare* 6.0; SCO OpenServer* 5.0.7 from Caldera*; Red Hat* Linux 8.0; Red Hat Linux 9.0; Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server 2.1; Caldera UnixWare* 7.1.3; SuSE* Linux 8.1 Professional; SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8. |
| Environmental/Electrical/System |
| Voltage Requirements |
3.3V (+/- 5% tolerance). |
| Power Requirements |
3.3V, 5V, 12V, -12V. |
| Ambient Temperature |
Operating: 0°C to 55°C, non-operating: -40°C to 105°C. |
| Relative Humidity |
5% to 90% non-condensing. |
| Safety and EMC Regulatory Compliance (Class A) |
EMC regulatory compliance is based on integration with a validated Intel® Server Board and configuration as outlined in the Intel® RAID Controller SRCU42X subassembly guide. |
| Australia and New Zealand |
AS/NZS 3548 (C-Tick Mark). |
| Canada |
CSA/UL 60950 / ICES-003 (cULus or NRTL Marking / ICES). |
| Europe |
European Directives (CE Mark). |
| International |
IEC 60950 / CISPR. |
| Korea |
RRL (MIC Mark). |
| Taiwan |
BSMI CNS (BSMI Mark). |
| United States |
CSA/UL 60950 / FCC (cULus or NRTL Marking / FCC Mark). | |
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1Operating-system support is contingent on the operating-system support of the motherboard in which this controller is installed.