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RocketRAID 3522 PCI-Express x8 Hardware RAID controller with enterprise level data protection, performance and manageability.
Dual external mini-SAS connectors for external storage , RAID 5 XOR and 6 (P+Q) with NVRAM for advance data protection and OBM (Out of Band Management to monitor storage array.
Host Adapter Architecture
- TerabyteStream™ for blazing performance
- Intel IOP 81341
- PCI -Express x8 (x16 slot compatible)
- 256 MB of DDR II memory with ECC protection
- Write through and write back cache
- 2 External mini-SAS Channels up to 8 SATA I or SATA II Hard Drives
- Multi -adapter support up to 4 adapters
- BIOS booting support
(PC Only)
- EFI booting on Mac Pro, download the latest EFI
drivers here.
- BIOS PnP and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support
- Intel RAID 6 (P+Q) for large capacity RAID arrays
- NVRAM for write journaling
- Optional Battery Backup Unit
- RoHS compliant
Advanced RAID Features
- Support RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50, and JBOD
- Multiple RAID support
- Multiple Logical Drive Support
- Online array roaming
- Online capacity expansion (OCE) and Online RAID level migration (ORLM)
- OCE & ORLM is currently NOT supported on the Mac.
- Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID configuration
- Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuild
- 64bit LBA support greater than 2TB per volume
- S.M.A.R.T monitoring hard drive status for reliability
- Staggered Spinup with user selection in BIOS
- (MAID) spin down drives in array is idle
Array Monitors, Alerts and Indicators
- SMTP for email notification
- SAF -TE (I2C) enclosure management
- Alarm / Buzzer alerts for array activity
- SNMP for remote management
- Ethernet board for (OBM) Out of Band Management
- NTP (Network Time Protocol)
RAID Management
- TerabyteSaver™ and TerabyteGuard™ for Data Protection and Reliability
- Firmware update in the Operating System
- Hot key (ctrl-h) boot-up RAID manager via BIOS
- API library for customizing AP
- Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Web browser-base RAID management software
- Disk scrubbing to prevent degraded RAID arrays on and Reliability
- Bad sector repair and remapping to reduce dropped drives
- ATA pass-through mode support
Operating System Support
- Windows (2000, XP, x64) Microsoft WHQL 2003 and Vista (32 and 64) BIT) certified
- Linux
- Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard) - usable in: Power Mac G5 (PCI-e) PPC, Mac Pro (PCI-e) Intel, Xserve (PCI-e) Intel
- FreeBSD
- GPL Licensed Linux Open Source Driver into Kernel 2.6.24
 32-bit and 64-bit 'Snow Leopard' 10.6 Compatible
Built-in support on 10.6, install the 10.6 In-Band Management tools for access to the web configuration interface. - Driver Link
Limited Warranty
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