User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Notice
- About This Guide
- Guide to Conventions
- Trademarks
- Table of content
- Table of Figures
- 1. Introducing ExaSAN PCIe2.0 Storage Systems
- 2. Preparing to Install ExaSAN B08S2-PS
- 3. Installing the ExaSAN B08S2-PS
- 4. Using RAIDGuardX GUI
- 4.1 Accessing the RAIDGuardX GUI
- 4.1.1 RAIDGuard X Client and Server
- 4.1.2 RAIDGuard X Menu Bar
- 4.1.3 Updating the ExaSAN RAID system Firmware
- 4.1 Accessing the RAIDGuardX GUI
- 5. RAID Overview
- 6. Appendices
1. Introduction
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Figure 4: QSFP optical cable
1.1.3.5 Power Cord
An AC Power Cord (Figure 5) is included in the B08S2-PS package. The power cord supports three
models - AU, EU, or the US standard power cord. The option corresponds to the region the product is
shipped to.
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Figure 5: Power cord
1.1.4 Key Features
Below are the key features of the B08S2-PS. They are the reasons why ExaSAN is the best RAID
solution for a power user, working on high end, on-location, on-set, or machine room work.
1. Host Interface
• PCIe2.0 5Gb/s x4 lanes, for transfers up to 20Gb/s
2. Disk Interface
• Supports 8 x 2.5” 6Gb SAS/SATA HDD(hard disks) or SSD (flash disks)
3. RAID Controller Specifications
• Hardware XOR/Multi-Parity engine
• 2GB DDRII-800 memory, ECC-protected, support up to 4GB
4. Software Specifications
• Multiple RAID levels: 0,1,5,6, 0+1, and JBOD
• Up to 4 independent disk arrays
• RAID capacity partitioning: up to 16 slices
• Support up to 64 LUNs
• Variable stripe sizes: 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 (KB)