APPLE INC. XSERVE RAID CARD

The Xserve RAID Card delivers enhanced storage performance and data protection through a powerful hardware RAID engine, 256MB of cache, and an integrated 72-hour battery for protecting cache data. The card requires Mac OS X Server v10.5 or later and replaces the built-in SATA/SAS controller board in your Intel-based Xserve. Enhance storage performance and data protection by configuring your system with the Xserve RAID Card and multiple SAS or SATA hard drives. The Xserve RAID Card replaces the built-in SATA/SAS controller board and does not use a PCI Express slot. Coupled with two or more hard drives, the Xserve RAID Card offers improved performance and data protection to your Xserve system - up to 318MB/s in RAID 0 and 198MB/s in RAID 5 of sequential read performance. This hardware RAID option supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and Enhanced JBOD and has 256MB of cache. It features an integrated 72-hour battery backup for protecting the RAID cache.

Specifications:

• Controller Interface Type: Serial ATA-300 / SAS
• Data Transfer Rate: 300 MBps
• Buffer Size: 256 MB
• Supported Devices: Disk array (RAID)
• RAID Level: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, JBOD
• Interfaces: 3 x storage - Serial ATA-300 / SAS ( internal )
• Software Included: Drivers & Utilities
• OS Required: Apple MacOS X Server 10.5