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RSS scsiSCSI and Fibre Channel Disk Interfaces: Different Approaches Inside Centralized Storage Systems
White Paper A comparison of SCSI and fibre channel technology shows that both provide comparable performance and reliability and will be viable into the future. Both interfaces share the same upper-level SCSI... [25 Feb 2004]
SCSI Laying the Ground Work for Performance
White Paper The Small Computer Systems Interconnect (SCSI) that has become the workhorse of the high-end system and workstations. SCSI started from a modest beginning and has continued to improve as the need for... [25 Feb 2004]
LVD, SE, HVD, SCSI Compatibility - Or Not
White Paper Many people who use SCSI regularly but are not involved with it on a day-to-day basis have some confusion relative to the "new" LVD SCSI, especially with regard to its compatibility with the "older"... [25 Feb 2004]
SCSI Signal Modeling - the Time Has Come
White Paper The job of SSM is to create the methodology for producing simulated SCSI signals that reflects a more complete set of considerations of the behavior of the components that comprise the SCSI bus. [25 Feb 2004]
SCSI/SATA RAID Controller Replacement
White Paper Have anyone run into a situation where the SCSI/SATA RAID controller stopped functioning and the only replacement is a different make or model? This paper shows how the authors recovered from this situation. [01 Dec 2006]
SCSI Vs SATA, Which Is Faster?
White Paper When configuring a server or high end custom computer, one is often asked about the performance benefits of SCSI over SATA. Since SCSI is much more expensive, the common perception is that it must be... [23 Feb 2005]
SCSI VS. ATA:Interface Comparison
White Paper In recent years, two types of HDD interfaces have come to dominate the PC desktop, workstation, and server systems industry: SCSI & ATA. The latest iterations of these interfaces—Ultra160 SCSI and Ultra... [25 Feb 2004]
Adaptec Seamless Streaming Technology Maximizes Ultra320 SCSI Performance
White Paper This white paper briefly describes how Adaptec's Seamless Streaming Technology works to optimize Ultra320 SCSI performance. Seamless Streaming Technology is designed to maximize the high data transfer rates of Ultra320... [25 Feb 2004]
SCSI Expert Article: LVD, SE, HVD, SCSI Compatibility - Or Not
White Paper Let me introduce a SCSI concept that you may not be familiar with. That is the SCSI "domain" and the SCSI bus "segment". The SCSI domain is all the devices including... [25 Feb 2004]
Expanding the SCSI Bus
White Paper SCSI Expanders have been in existence in various forms since the mid 1980s. The simpler expanders which are used to transparently convert between single ended and differential transmission mediums have evolved from... [25 Feb 2004]
QAS Boosts SCSI Transmission Rates
White Paper This short article discusses how Quick Arbitrate and Select (QAS), first included in the SPI-3 (Ultra160) SCSI standard, can reduce protocol overhead when devices arbitrate for and gain access to the... [25 Feb 2004]
Western Digital bids 'adieu' to SCSI hard drives
News Western Digital has announced it will quit the SCSI hard drive business - which makes up 11 per cent of the company's drive revenue - to concentrate on what it calls Internet-related data content management systems and... [21 Jan 2000]
When to Use Fibre Channel Instead of Parallel SCSI in a RAID System
White Paper Raidtec Corporation manufactures both Fibre Channel (FC) and Parallel SCSI (Ultra SCSI) controllers and RAID subsystems. And, we are happy to supply either technology to our customers. However, the... [25 Feb 2004]
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003: Storage Performance Characterization of HP Smart Array P600 SAS Vs. HP SA6402 Ultra3 SCSI Controllers
White Paper This paper provides a performance comparison between an HP Smart Array P600 controller with 10K RPM SAS drives and an HP Smart Array 6402 (SA6402) controller configured with 10K RPM Ultra 3 SCSI drives and with 15K RPM... [20 Feb 2008]
Ultra320 SCSI Cables: Ensuring Data Integrity of the Ultra320 Bus
White Paper A comparison of Ultra160 and Ultra320 SCSI illustrates differences in signaling with different cable designs. This paper presents comparative analysis of Ultra320 and Ultra160 Data Signals. With the help of Eye Diagrams,... [25 Feb 2004]
