The new G6322 adapter uses the same 376-pin backplane connector and common mechanical mounting requirements. Chaparral's G6322 RAID controllers are designed from the ground up for the easy integration into storage enclosures. No special circuitry is required to condition power, failover the controllers or support hot plugging. In fact, the G6322 controller backplane can be implemented as a totally passive assembly, which reduces integration cost and improves subsystem reliability. Circuitry for G6322 controllers was specifically chosen for both high performance and low power consumption.
Lower power translates into less expensive cooling requirements and higher reliability.
It also contributes to longer data cache protection time when using the Chaparral-designed cache battery pack. Up to 72 hours of cache uptime can be achieved in the event of a power loss, maintaining valuable data for over three days. The CDAA utility allows users to configure the G6322 RAID controllers and arrays, read event logs, and monitor numerous hardware and software conditions over the RS-232 interface. Firmware is embedded in the G6322 to monitor voltage levels of all incoming power, cache battery pack voltage and temperature, CPU temperature, and controller ambient temperature. Warnings are provided over the management interfaces.