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TornadoRAID
Maximum Storage, Minimum Cost

The TornadoRAID™ line of storage systems is designed for maximum storage and I/O density while minimizing the dollar per GB ratio. From entry level 8 drive systems to multi-host petabyte solutions, there's a TornadoRAID™ to fit your needs.

Models
F2: 2U 8bay SATA/SAS; U320 SCSI or 4Gb FC host ports
F3: 2U 12bay SATA/SAS; U320 SCSI, 4Gb FC, or iSCSI host ports
F4: 3U 16bay SATA/SAS; U320 SCSI, 4Gb FC, or iSCSI host ports
F5: 4U 24bay SATA/SAS; U320 SCSI or 4Gb FC host ports
F6: 3U-19U 16-96bay SATA/SAS/FC; 4Gb FC host ports
Supported Hot-swap Drives
250, 400, 500, 750GB 1TB 7200rpm SATA 3Gb/s Raid Edition
150GB 10000rpm SATA 1.5Gb/s
73, 146GB 15000rpm SAS
RAID Controllers
F2 & F3: Single removable
F4 & F5: Single or Dual-Active Removable
F6: Dual-Active Removable
Controller Cache
F2 & F3: 256MB DDR
F4 & F5: 512MB-1GB per controller
F6: 512MB-1GB per controller
Battery Backed Cache Support
F4, F5, F6
RAID Levels & LUN Support
0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
1024 LUNs
Variable Stripe Sizes
Host Interface Options
F2: 2x U320 SCSI, 2x 4Gb FC, 3Gb/s SAS
F3: 2x U320 SCSI, 2x 4Gb FC, 3Gb/s SAS, 4x 1Gb Ethernet
F4: 2x U320 SCSI, 2-8 4Gb FC, 3Gb/s SAS, 2x 1Gb
F5: 2x U320 SCSI, 4x 2Gb FC
F6: 2-8 2Gb FC
System Management & User Interfaces
Global and Dedicated Hot Spare drives with auto rebuild
Local/Remote embedded GUI via IP (10/100 ethernet)
SNMP 2.0 MIBs
Telnet (IP or serial access)
Front panel LCD with activity/error LEDs
Power & Cooling
Redundant + Hot-swap ( all models )
100-240VAC
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