The Snap Server 18000 is the fastest Snap Server ever. Ideal for primary or secondary storage, it provides critical high-availability features including redundant hot-swappable... more
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Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Network / Transport Protocol: TCP/IP, AppleTalk, UDP/IP
Remote Management Protocol: SNMP
Manufacturer's product description
The Snap Server 18000 is the fastest Snap Server ever. Ideal for primary or secondary storage, it provides critical high-availability features including redundant hot-swappable components and battery-backed Nonvolatile Memory (NVRAM). With its high-powered performance, dynamic on-the-fly scalability up to 30TB, the Snap Server 18000 redefines cost-effective enterprise storage.
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Bays Total (Free): 8 ( 0 ) x hot-swap, 8 hot-swap
Expansion Slots Total (Free):
1 ( 1 ) x PCI-X / 133 MHz - full-height
3 ( 3 ) x PCI-X / 133 MHz
Interfaces:
2 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T
2 x Ultra320 SCSI - 68 PIN VHDCI (Mini-Centronics), 2 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
2 x Ultra320 SCSI - 68 PIN VHDCI (Mini-Centronics)
Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards: CE, FCC Class A certified, UL, TUV, C-Tick, cUL, NEMKO
Power
Power Device: 2 ( 2 ) x power supply - hot-plug - plug-in module
Power Redundancy: Built-in
Power Redundancy Scheme: 1+1
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Provided: 500 Watt
Software / system requirements
Software Included: Drivers & Utilities
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 3 years warranty
Service & Support Details:
Limited warranty - 3 years
Limited warranty - 1 year - on-site - response time: next business day
Advantages: A bargain. Easy to install and used. Good entry level SCSI controller. Disadvantages: No support for higher data rates.
...If you plug an SCSI card into your pc, don’t hold your breath because nothing exciting is going to happen. (Unless of course you have made a very bad job of installing the card. Then you might see smoke and flames coming from your cherished/reviled PC or even, in extreme cases, find yourself moving down a tunnel towards a bright light.) However, once you have installed you SCSI card you will be able to attach any number of exciting devices to your pc.
Although this is an opinion of Adaptecs AVA-2900 series of SCSI card, it is also a general review of SCSI. I have done this because as far as I can tell this is the first review at Ciao of a SCSI controller card. This seems to be a bit of an over sight to me as any number of SCSI devices have been reviewed, (such as the excellent Plextor external SCSI cd writer which was the subject...
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Advantages: Speed, 5 year warrenty Disadvantages: Low capacity considering price
...This hard disk drive is designed to be used in a high-end server solutions where both speed and reliability are paramount.
The largest bottleneck in any computer system is the hard disk drive. And as solid state technology is out of the price range of most PC enthusiasts, the next best thing (after adding more RAM) is to upgrade the hard disk drive.
The Seagate 15,000 RPM Cheetah is currently the fastest hard disk drive on the market. This drive is seriously fast and very reliable, hence the 5 year warranty from Seagate. I can vouch for this warranty from experience. Unless the drive has been physically abused, Seagate will replace it.
The only downside to purchasing this hard disk drive is that you will need to purchase a SCSI controller card and cable in order for your new drive to get friendly with your current system...
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Advantages: Works well out of box; captures video as MPEG-2 flawlessly Disadvantages: Stopped working after a Microsoft update - Adaptec will not offer free fix.
...Product served me well for transferring several piles of VHS tapes to my Media Center 2005 machine. Then - Microsoft came out with some software update and product only works for a limited time. Pause it while recording and the PC freezes. restart the PC and it no longer detects the device. Remove device - uninstall drivers and uninstalling WinDVR 3 all temporary fixes - problem reoccurs. Doing the C++ registry hack worked very limited, now does not. Adaptec - with this known problem - can not even be contacted outside of their "pay" support. Adaptec has not updated their searchable database with the "fix" - they apparently demand their customers to pay them before they assist. A sad state of affairs within a once-great company. Shame on you, Adaptec!...
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