PCI four port Ultra2 SCSI RAID controller information library

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HP RAID 4Si--PCI four port Ultra2 SCSI RAID Controller delivers high performance mass storage and complete data protection

Need RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) data protection but the more expensive external RAID arrays are out of the budget ballpark? Businesses often find RAID data protection out of financial reach for their low cost server solutions. This is no longer the case with HP's new high performance, low cost internal RAID controller.

RAID provides high performance SCSI storage and full data redundancy in case of disk failure.

With the explosive growth of critical computing in both large and small businesses, there has been an ever-increasing need to find better ways of storing and securing large amounts of data. Businesses demand a means of data storage and failure protection that ensures continuance in the event of a failure that would otherwise cripple their mission-critical applications.

The basic idea of RAID is to combine multiple small, inexpensive disks into an array that appears as a single logical storage unit or drive. The data is distributed across the disks in order to provide a method for data recovery or reconstruction in the event of a drive failure.

The HP RAID 4Si controller supports a variety of JBODs (Just a Bunch of Disks) with hot swap modules and redundant hardware such as bus controllers, power supplies and fans. All this adds up to high performance, low cost storage with data protection and most important, peace of mind!

Application areas

Wherever there is the need for low solution cost, high speed access to large amounts of RAID protected data, the RAID 4Si will perform brilliantly. Market areas include:

• ISP/E-commerce
• Application file/print
• OLTP
• Data warehousing / DSS
• Data analysis and simulation
• System consolidation
• Enterprise resource planning (ERP)

Ordering notes: Supported platforms (max units): rp8400 (16), rp7410 (15), rp7400 (12), rp5400 series (10), rp2400 series (3). Connects to LVD and SE SCSI peripherals only. A SCSI terminator is not included with this card. For factory integration, no factory cabling will be performed unless a SISP2 (A3142B #002) is ordered with a drawing attachment for the physical connections. The RAID configuration tool (IRM) should be used at the customer site to configure the RAID arrays according to the customer specifications (see the RAID 4Si User's Guide).

For More Information

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