02:45 - Friday 10 August 2007 by Patrick Schmid
Source: THG – Keywords: serial, RAID, controller
Categories: Hardware
Source: THG – Keywords: serial, RAID, controller
Categories: Hardware
Table of content:
Feature Comparison Table
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| Manufacturer | Adaptec | Atto | ICP | Raidcore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | RAID 3805 | ExpressSAS R348 | ICP 5085BL | RC5252-8 |
| Internal connectors | 2x SFF 8087 | 2x SFF 8087 | 2x SFF 8087 | 2x SFF 8087 |
| External connectors | Na | 1x SFF 8088 | na | na |
| Total SAS Ports | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Cache | 128 MB DDR2 ECC | 256 MB DDR2 ECC | 256 MB DDR2 ECC | None |
| Interface | PCI Express x4 | PCI Express x8 | PCI Express x4 | PCI Express x4 |
| XOR Engine | Intel 80333
500 MHz |
IOP 348
800 MHz |
Intel 80333
800 MHz |
software |
| RAID Level Migration | Yes | yes | Yes | |
| Online Capacity Expansion | Yes | yes | yes | Yes |
| Multiple RAID Arrays | Yes | yes | yes | Yes |
| Staggered Spin-up | Yes | yes | Yes | |
| Flexible Hot Spare Support | Yes | yes | yes | Yes |
| Automatic Failover | Yes | yes | ||
| Battery Backup Unit | Optional | optional | optional | not needed, no cache |
| FAN | no | no | no | No |
| Supported OS | Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) Novell NetWare 6.5 SCO OpenServer UnixWare Sun Solaris 10 x86 FreeBSD |
Windows® Vista, Server 2003, XP, 2000
Mac® OS X (10.4.x) Linux (Fedora, Red Hat and SuSE) |
Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) Novell NetWare 6.5 SCO OpenServerUnixWare Sun Solaris 10 x86 FreeBSD |
Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4,5 SuSE 9.3, 10.1, 10.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) Fedora Core 5,6 |
| Other | Copyback | DVRAID | Copyback | Controller Spanning |
| Warranty | 3 years | 2 years | 3 years | 3 years |
| MSRP | $575.00 | $1,095.00 | $650.00 |
Test Setup
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processors | 2x Intel Xeon Processor (Nocona core)
3.6 GHz, FSB800, 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Platform | Asus NCL-DS (Socket 604)
Intel E7520 Chipset, BIOS 1005 |
| RAM | Corsair CM72DD512AR-400
(DDR2-400 ECC, reg.) 2x 512 MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings |
| System Drive | Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB
120 GB, 7.200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, UltraATA/100 |
| Mass Storage Controller | Intel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5)
Promise SATA 300TX4 Promise FastTrak TX4310 |
| Driver | 2.06.1.310 |
| Network interface | Broadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Graphics | On-Board Graphics
ATI RageXL, 8 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| Performance Measurements | Atto Diskmark |
| I/O-Performance | IOMeter 2003.05.10
Fileserver-Benchmark Webserver-Benchmark Database-Benchmark Workstation-Benchmark |
| System, Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Service Pack 1 |
| Platform Driver | Intel Chipset Installation Utility 7.0.0.1025 |
| Graphics Driver | Default Windows Graphics Driver |
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and I contest that you sir are not full duplex, but half duplex!
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