Removable Storage

Storage area network (SAN) technology, once restricted to large organizations and mainframe environments, is becoming more common in mid-sized organizations that need to store and share access to large amounts of data. With the development of Internet SCSI (iSCSI) technologies, the benefits of SAN technologies are likely to extend even to small organizations. This white paper describes how SANs are used with Windows products such as Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003, as well as with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Microsoft SQL Server 2000. tech news

The HP family of Smart Array controllers provides customers with innovative solutions that meet their constant need for faster and more reliable access to data and maximize their return on investment. HP's latest line of Smart Array controllers uses Ultra320 SCSI technology to increase the maximum bandwidth of the SCSI interface to 320 MB/s per channel through a 64-bit, 133-MHz PCI-X connector. These controllers are backward compatible with Ultra2 and Ultra160 SCSI interface devices. This paper describes the latest line of Ultra320 SCSI Smart Array controllers from HP, including their performance features, modular design, and battery-backed write cache architecture. tech news

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) Mass Storage Working Group is preparing a specification on booting USB devices to enable booting from USB within the industry. Boot from USB has become a highly requested feature. Both USB flash drive (UFD) and USB CD-ROM drives are in a position to pave the way of new booting features on USB. This paper provides information about booting the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems from USB storage devices. It provides guidelines for BIOS vendors, IHVs, and OEMs to work together to create USB boot enabled products. tech news

This white paper focuses on the uses, features of SATA Extended Duty Mobile 2.5 Drives in high-density applications in which power, performance, and capacity features are a priority. Examples of these uses are Storage Blades, Video Servers and compact RAID systems. Enterprise storage systems will also make the transition to a 2.5 form factor but will use higher reliability, higher performance drives with the advantages that come with a SCSI protocol. Enterprise systems are not covered in this paper. tech news

This is a white Paper about designing an interface to support a Compact Flash+ (CF) socket. In designing an interface to support a CompactFlash+ (CF) socket, there are two major design concerns namely; POWER and HOT-PLUGGING. To support CF or CF+ specifications, maximum current of 100mA must be available during the Power On Reset (POR) and Request sequences. This permits specific commands to be executed by the host to verify that it has enough power for the device. All this and more specifications are explained in this white paper. tech news