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15 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide
Fault Tolerance
Table 4 shows the RAID Controller SASMF8I fault tolerance features.
Maximum
Scatter/Gathers
26 elements
Maximum Size of I/O
Requests
6.4 Mbytes in 64 Kbyte stripes
Maximum Queue
Tags per Drive
As many as the drive can accept
Stripe Sizes 64 Kbyte
Maximum Number
of Concurrent
Commands
255
Support for Multiple
Initiators
Yes
Flexibility Drive migration
Background Services Rebuild, consistency check, and initialization
Cache Options Write-back or write-through, read ahead, and non-read ahead
Table 3. Array Performance Features
Specification Intel
®
RAID Controller SASMF8I
Table 4. Fault Tolerance Features
Specification Intel
®
RAID Controller SASMF8I
Self Monitoring
Analysis and Reporting
Technology (SMART)
support
Detects up to 70% of all predictable disk drive failures and monitors the
internal performance of all motors, heads, and drive electronics.
Drive Replacement Auto detection of hard drive failure; hot-plug, hot-swap. User set rebuild
rate.
Drive Rebuild Using
Hot Spares
Automatic at drive failure;auto-resume of initialization or rebuild on
reboot
Error Checking and
Indication
Parity generation and checking, automatic consistency checking;
activity and fault LEDs
Power Conservation Staggered spin-up, lower power requirements.