Intel Server RAID U3-1

Intel Server RAID U3-1 ... scalability. Intel Server RAID makes exceptional data protection and manageability affordable for entry-level and midrange Intel-based servers. Intel's Server RAID Controller U3-1 (SRCU31) provides an outstanding combination of RAID price/performance with a 64-bit PCI connector for enhanced data throughput.

The Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 is an Ultra160 LVD (Low Voltage Differential) SCSI, single-channel controller that supports a burst data transfer rate of up to 160 Mbytes/second. Designed and validated for Intel server boards and platforms, the SRCU31 controller enables ease of integration and flexible support for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10 for the optimum balance of fault tolerance and data throughput. The high-integration Intel i960 RN I/O processor supports best-of-class RAID performance. The SRCU31 controller with Intel Server RAID Storage Console software enables end-users at all experience levels to choose from typical or more advanced RAID features. Examples include online capacity expansion, online drive roaming, and online RAID level migration without rebooting the system. With support for hot-plug drives, global hot spares, and automatic rebuild, data remains available, even in the event of a disk failure. Users can add a new hot-swap hard drive, do a bus scan and have the new disk available for RAID array expansion without interrupting workflow to reboot the system.