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D178 Disk Subsystem

The two-gigabit Fibre Channel StorageTek D178 disk subsystem supports more than 32 TB of information. Open, modular architecture offers exceptional flexibility and ensures true investment protection.

Performance data

• Maximum sustained I/O rate from cache 110,000 I/O per sec
• Maximum sustained I/O rate from media 32,500 I/O per sec
• Maximum sustained transfer rate from media 390 MB/sec
• Maximum sustained single-channel transfer rate from media 195 MB/sec
• Number of drives in a single cabinet 14 - 154
• Number of drives supported 14 - 224
• Cache size per controller 1 GB (2 GB mirrored)

Capacity

• 36 GB Fibre Channel drives (10,000 and 15,000 rpm) 504 GB - 8.1 TB
• 73 GB Fibre Channel drives (10,000 rpm) 1.0 TB - 16.4 TB
• 180 GB Fibre Channel drives (7,200 rpm) 1.8 TB - 40.3 TB

Host/drive connections

• Eight 2-Gb Fibre Channel host-side connections
• Four 2-Gb* Fibre Channel drive-side connections

Availability

• Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5 and 1+0

Please call MIS for more information on Storage Tek at 1-888-3ASK-MIS or sales@misrg.com.