The AAC-364 can achieve sustained data rates in excess of 200 Mbytes/sec and 28,000 I/O's per second (IOPS). Additionally, its unique design significantly reduces I/O latency and host CPU utilization for I/O processing.

The AAC-364 also includes a non-volatile cache memory card that supports up to 128 MByte of industry-standard ECC memory. This removable daughter card includes battery-backup to preserve cached data for up to 72 hours in the event of a failure. Best of all, cached data can be easily restored by transferring the daughter card from the failed system to another AAC-364 controller.

The AAC-364 also protects your IT investments. With 4 Ultra2 SCSI channels, the AAC-364 delivers more storage capacity to your server systems by allowing you to configure more devices per server PCI slot. The AAC-364 is also 32-bit PCI-compatible, so it's the perfect fit for the newest 64-bit servers, as well as your existing 32-bit systems.

The AAC-364's on-line management tools enable administrators to manage storage without taking systems or information off-line. Administrators can perform on-line capacity expansion (OCE) and any-to-any array reconfigurations; without interrupting user access to data. There is no system downtime and no reboot required.

These on-line storage management capabilities, which are typically found only in expensive mainframe storage solutions, are the perfect solution for reducing information downtime.