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Specifications
Controller Specifications
• Four or eight SATA ports at 3.0Gb/s (300MB/sec)
• Storage capacity up to 4.0/8.0 terabytes (with four/eight 500GB drives x2 controllers/system)
• 64-bit, 133MHz PCI-X host bus interface*
• Promise 41721/81731 RAID Processor with XOR engine for RAID parity calculations and memory
controller for local cache memory
• On-board ECC DDR cache memory: 32MB for SX4300, 64MB for SX8300
• FRAM for RAID5 transaction log to avoid data corruption in the event application hangs
• Dual controller support within a system
• Supports SAF-TE enclosure management
• Low-profile form factor ideal for 1U/2U server
• Combine with the SuperSwap 4100 for an advanced internal storage system
RAID Levels Supported
• RAID 0 — Data striped across 2-8 drives for increased performance but no data protection
• RAID 1 — Mirrored pairs of drives for data protection with increased read performance
• RAID 5 — Striped parity on 3-8 drives, ultimate data protection, capacity and performance balance
• RAID 10 — Data mirrored then striped across up to eight drives, for double drive failure protection
• JBOD — Just a Bunch Of Drives: independent connected drives with no RAID interconnection
RAID Fault Tolerance and Robustness Features
• Multiple logical drive support enables combining different RAID levels on one set of disks
• Read Check table to avoid data read errors
• Media Patrol™ on all configured drive space
• Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration to add capacity “on the fly” as needed
• PerfectRAID™ technology for error handling and recovery of fatal, media and disk errors
• Support hot swap of failed drives and hot spares
• Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spare drive
• Background initialization for instant drive availability
• Variable stripe block size support to meet various application requirements
• Synchronization can be scheduled periodically for RAID array data consistency
Advanced Performance Features
• Multiple caching policy support
• Packet commands and interrupt coalescing minimize interrupts for better performance
• Elevator seek streamlines commands based upon data location on the disk
Web-based Promise Array Manager
• Creates, deletes, expands, and converts disk arrays remotely
• Array synchronization and rebuild scheduling
• Monitors drive, array, and enclosure status and provides online event logging
• E-mail notification of drive, array, controller or enclosure events (e.g. error or degrade conditions)
Operating Systems**
• Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003
• Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Linux partial open source driver
Platform Support
• Intel IA32, EM64T, and AMD64
• Single and dual CPU servers
FastBuild™ BIOS
• Array configuration utility at the BIOS level
• BIOS Boot Specification support: boot system from any array
• Flash-upgradeable BIOS for future upgrades
Cable in Kit
• 4/8 x 26" (650mm) serial ATA cables
Physical Dimension
•7.7" x 2.54" (195 x 64.41 mm)
Limited Warranty 3 Years
* Controller does not support use in PCI slot
** Check www.promise.com for latest operating system drivers
The Leader in SATA RAID
Promise Technology, Inc., recognized as the
originator and worldwide leader of ATA
RAID, has offered high-performance
solutions for PC storage since 1988. Today
the world's biggest OEMs and resellers look
to Promise for ongoing innovations in ATA
and SATA RAID design as the company
continues to lead with the most powerful
and economical alternatives to traditional
RAID controllers and subsystems.
P/N: G61300000000013-1
Shares work among up to 4 drives (RAID 5) for huge storage capacity.
Dramatically increases read and write data transfer speeds.
Calculates and distributes parity to protect data against drive failure.
Boosts Storage Performance and
Protects User Data and Programs
RAID 5
4b
4c
4d
a parity
3a
3c
3d
b parity
2a
2b
2d
c parity
1a
1b
1c
d parity
Disk Drives
Distributed Parity
Data
Blocks
DATA FILE
XOR Parity
a b c d
FastTrak SX4300/
SX8300
FastTrak
®
SX4300/SX8300 PCI-X RAID Controller
Sophisticated Array
Management Tools
Web-based Promise Array Management
(WebPAM) software offers professional
management tools in a simple-to-use,
straightforward format. Array configurations,
management and monitoring features are
available via the web based interface.
Moreover, the FastTrak SX family supports
industry standard SNMP so third party
management application integration is
simplified.
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Milpitas, CA
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Dortmund, Germany
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Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
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Tokyo, Japan
Tel: 81-03-5823-1021
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Beijing, China
Tel: 86-10-8857-8085 or 8095
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