Adtron Announces: High Availability SCSI Mass Storage Subsystem on a Single Slot CompactPCI 6U Plug-In Card.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2002 Adtron Corp. announces the SC6, the first in a series of Managed Reliability Technology storage systems. This SC6M model integrates an SCSI controller A common term for a SCSI host adapter. See SCSI. SCSI controller - SCSI adaptor , boot BIOS ROM, and two hot swappable See hot swap. hard disk drives in a RAID mirror configuration, all contained on a 6U CPCI See CompactPCI. plug-in card. Targeted to meet the high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. requirements of the telecommunications systems integrator, this CPCI rack based storage subsystem The part of a computer system that provides the storage. It includes the controller and disk drives. See storage system. provides fully redundant hot swappable disk drives, automatic rebuild, and status signaling via PICMG An industry consortium that develops specifications for backplanes and interconnects for electronic equipment in the industrial and telecom fields. It was founded in 1994 as the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, hence the acronym. 2.9 IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) A protocol for monitoring server hardware for temperature, voltage, chassis intrusion, etc. Introduced in 1998 by Intel, HP, NEC and Dell, IPMI defines a standard set of messages for the characteristics of hardware . The SC6 SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. based subsystem may be configured for operation either through the CPCI bus using the onboard SCSI controller with boot BIOS ROM, or through the system SCSI host via J5 as an ultra-wide LVD See LVDS. LVD - Low Voltage Differential or SE SCSI peripheral. The simplicity of installation, small size, and single slot size eliminates external drive mounting brackets and cabling, thereby reducing the complexity of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and NEBs compliance qualification. "As telecommunication system integrators move from four nines to five nines and beyond, they need innovative solutions to meet their storage requirements. Standard disk drives do not meet the high availability requirements of today's telecommunication applications. "The SC6 represents a key element in Adtron's Managed Reliability Technology product philosophy by providing hard disk based, nonstop storage operation within a single slot of the CPCI rack," said Alan Fitzgerald, president of Adtron. This SC6 mirrored hard disk RAID storage subsystem is one of several unique storage products in this family that offers 6U single slot storage. Other members of this CPCI single slot 6U family include models offering high capacity non-RAID hard disk configurations, and flash based fixed and removable media for high durability and reliability applications. OEM pricing for a 40 GByte mirror RAID is $1,600. Lead time is stock to eight weeks ARO. For additional information, contact Adtron Sales at 602/735-0300 or via e-mail at sales@adtron.com. Through the philosophy of Managed Reliability Technology, Adtron delivers a complete spectrum of storage system solutions to directly meet application specific requirements for availability, reliability and durability. The product range begins with the least expensive products that offer the basic reliability of a simple disk drive system subsystem. Offering a significant increase of reliability, the next product level implements dual disks and in a redundant mirrored, hot swappable configuration that permits the computer system to continue operating with one disk failure. IPMI communication notifies the system controller of a failing drive which can then be replaced without system interruption. At the top end of the range is Adtron's solid-state flash storage systems developed to specifically ensure mission critical performance and nonstop operation without user intervention. Flash offers the longest life and highest durability of any storage technology available today. Adtron designs and manufactures electronic data storage systems tailored to OEM requirements for optimum reliability, durability and availability. Adtron integrates flash memory or disk storage media into configurations that match application specific form, fit and function. This flexibility solves problems associated with integrating traditional disk and tape drives into commercial, industrial and military computer systems. Solid-state flash-based storage products emulate disk and tape drive functions providing extreme durability and reliability in harsh environments, while disk-based storage products provide long-term availability, thereby eliminating requalification, last time buys and inventory management costs. The Adtron Quality System is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 registered. You can find more information about Adtron at the www.adtron.com Web site. |
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