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Comet Fibre 12

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Overview
Delivering unprecedented performance and reliability, the scalable Comet Fibre 12 RAID subsystems integrate Caen's highly acclaimed fibre-to-fibre RAID controllers with a wide range of 12 hot-swappable, high performance, industry-standard FC-2G drives in a single, uniquely designed, highly accessible storage enclosure that is able to endure the extreme physical stresses placed on storage subsystems today. Featuring two FC-2G host channels the embedded FC-2G controller ensures superior performance, extreme reliability and exceptional data availability in today's most data-intensive storage environments. Two FC-2G host channels guarantee high levels of data availability and security. Two additional FC-2G expansion channels provide scalability options enabling users to increase the overall capacity of the storage network. Equipped with three fully redundant, hot-swappable cooling fan modules and two fully redundant, hot-swappable power supply units, the uniquely designed 19-inch rack mountable enclosure has been customized to perform in the most rigorous storage environments where data availability is an imperative.

Highlights
 2Gbps Fibre Host Channels; Transfer rate up to 200MB/sec for each channel
 Two FC Drive Channels supporting 12 FC drives with transfer rate up to 200MB/sec
 Two 2Gbps FC Expansion Ports shared with drive channels; Transfer rate up to 200MB/sec for each channel
 Multiple Logical Drive configurations, each with a different RAID level
 Auto-detection, auto-rebuild, hot-spare, and hot-swappable
 LUN Filtering RAID-based and centralized access management in SAN
 Up to 1024 LUNs for host mapping
 Intelligent Drive Handling for managing bad blocks during rebuild and the manual Media Scan function for data maintenance
 Up to 64TB per LD
 Up to 1GB SDRAM
 Variable rebuild priority to meet a variety of applications
 RAIDWatch: Browser-based GUI Manager on all major platforms
 Auto-Cache Flush and Auto-Switch Caching Mode
 Auto-Shutdown shuts down the controller when certain critical environmental thresholds are exceeded

Architecture
Running on architecture trusted by the most demanding applications, the subsystem is capable of a high level of performance. Its 64-bit separate-bus backbone is built around the dedicated XOR engines running at twice the data bus speed. The calculation of parity and distribution of data can be optimized with the free association between individual logical arrays and different optimization modes.

Featuring a 64-bit 133 MHz memory bus, the unparalleled bandwidth makes the subsystem's high data throughput more than sufficient for small to mid-sized servers or workstations. Data can be distributed at a burst rate up to 1066MB/sec. The dual independent PCI bus design virtually eliminates all imminent bottlenecks on IO traffic, providing sufficient throughput for a wide range of applications on fibre-based PCs, single-user workstations, NT, Linux, or Unix-based servers. These applications include disk-to-disk backup, Video on Demand, CCTV, and stream editing.

Intelligent Drive Handling
Media Scan is an innovative Intelligent Drive Handling function that can be used for data retrieval from degraded or damaged hard drives. If two bad blocks occur on two member drives of an array, the integrity of the stored data will be endangered. Intelligent Drive Handling capabilities can be used to retrieve data from the damaged sectors. Media Scan is able to handle low quality drives in both the degraded mode and during the rebuild process. Other Intelligent Drive Handling features, which provide further data security, include the transparent resetting of hung hard drives, power failure management and bad drive handling during LD expansion.

SPECIFICATIONS
RAID Controller
 State-of-the-art 400MHz RISC processor with 256KB embedded L2 cache
 Infortrend Proprietary ASIC133 with XOR engine and ECC inside
 Standard 256MB 1GB cache memory in one SDRAM with optional BBU (Register Memory Only)
 LCD controller panel interface

Management
Firmware-embedded Java-based GUI RAID manager
Centralized management of multiple arrays over in-band or Ethernet
Real-time event notification over Email, LAN broadcast, or SNMP traps
Auto on-lining of cascaded enclosures
SES modules on JBODs
SNMP 2.0 MIBs with get and set commands
Firmware-embedded utility via LCD keypad or RS-232C port

Components
 Redundant, hot-swappable components, designed for no single point of failure
 2U RAID enclosure
 Single RAID controller
 12 drive trays
 Dual redundant power supplies
 2 hot-swappable fan modules

Drive Interface
 3.5", 1" high disk drives
 12 hot-swappable drive trays
 Automatic bad sector reassignment
 Drive hot-swappable via SCA-II connectors
 Single dual loop across 12 drives within enclosure

Maintenance and Availability
 Optional Li-ion battery support
 Immediate array availability
 Drive roaming, array configuration on drives

Auto-Switch cache policy and Auto-Shutdown
When a RAID controller detects conditions exceeding preset thresholds, the following actions will be exerted to protect the hardware:
      1. Automatically flush cached data and switch the array's caching mode from write-back to write-through
      2. Commence an auto shutdown
Environmental thresholds associated with the auto-shutdown feature are user-configurable. Caching mode changes back to write-back once normal condition is restored.

Physical/Electrical
Interfaces
4 SFP sockets using a short-wavelength adapter
One DB-9 RS-232C serial port (38400, n, 8, 1)
One RJ-45 Ethernet port

Power supply
2 redundant, hot-swappable power supplies with PFC
Input: 90~260VAC, 47~63Hz
Output: +5V, 25A max.; +12V, 24A max.; +3.3V, 20A max.; 350watts capacity

Cooling fan
3 cooling fans in three separate modules
Operating temperature: 5 to 40°C
Non-operating temperature: -20 to 60°C
Relative humidity: 10~95%, non-condensing
Operating altitude: sea level to 10,000ft

Dimensions
Chassis dimensions: 88H x 446.2W x 486.5D mm
(w/ protrusions): 88H x 481W x 525D mm
Package dimensions: 344H x 600W x 670D mm

System weight (w/o drives)
Net weight: 18kg
Gross weight: 25.5kg

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