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Promise Software ROMB SolutionComplete RAID 0/1/5/10/JBOD/SPAN/SATAPI Software ROMB solution on Intel ICH 10R/PCH and AMD SP5100

Cost-effective RAID solution with Software ROMBPromise Software ROMB solution offers a cost-effective solution for implementing a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 storage system with up to MAX ports of the South Bridge supported high-performance Serial ATA disk drives. Promise Technology is the leading provider of Serial ATA interface and RAID solutions, and with software ROMB, users can benefit from Promise’s experience in maximizing Serial ATA storage system performance.

Competitive performance with low CPU utilization rate Promise Software ROMB provides a competitive performance with IOP RAID HBA solution and the RAID system is working very smoothly under low CPU utilization rate. There is no concern for the CPU resource issue any more.

Advanced FeaturesPromise Software ROMB incorporates many of Promise Technology's advanced features. Promise RAID Option ROM Menu provides a simple way to setup RAID mode and drive assignment. The Web-based RAID Management Utility (WebPAM) provides users easy installation, configuration and operation. Hot-Swapping and Hot-Spares simplify disaster recovery efforts, by enabling migration to replacement hardware.

Enterprise Proven RAID EnginePromise Software ROMB delivers fast, efficient, and reliable RAID levels 0/1/5/10/JBOD/SPAN/SATAPI using Promise’s enterprise proven technology.

Software Raid function allows you to choose the best fit for your application::: RAID 0 – Maximum capacity and performance without any fault tolerance:: RAID 1 – Maximum data protection.:: RAID 5 – Balance of capacity plus data protection:: RAID 10 – Drive redundancy plus capacity and performance:: JBOD – single, non-array drive:: SPAN – concatenated stripe:: SATAPI – Serial ATAPI Support

For maximum uptime, Promise Software ROMB supports features like Online Capacity Expansion and drive rebuilds performed in the background.

Supports SATA Drives with High ReliabilityBy supporting SATA drive types and using the latest industry protocols to enhance performance and reliability, Promise Software ROMB provides a flexible cost effective RAID solution for server and workstation markets.

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Advanced version with/without RAID5 supportPromise provides 2 versions to fulfill customers’ requirements.1. “Advanced version with RAID0/1/10/5” offers complete RAID functions for which wants to have more reliable RAID solution and feasible application for RAID function.2. “Advanced version with RAID0/1/10” offers the same functions as “Advanced version with RAID0/1/10/5” except for RAID5 support.

Management ToolsWeb-based Promise Array Management (WebPAM) software offers professional management tools in a simple-to-use, straightforward format. Array configura-tions, management and monitoring fea-tures are available via the web based in-terface. Moreover, the Promise Software ROMB solution supports industry stan-dard SNMP so third party management application integration is simplified.

A Leader in SAS and SATA RAIDPromise Technology is the originator of ATA RAID and is a worldwide leader in SAS/SATA RAID with over 15 milli-on controllers shipped. Using SAS and SATA technology to design and manuf-acture fast, reliable, cost-effective data protection, Promise is the perferred choice for SAS/SATA host bus adapters, RAID controllers and SAS/SATA exter-nal storage systems.

*1 Need to have HW support on system board*2 Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese version will be ready in Service Release at Q1/2011

:: Promise GermanyDortmund, GermanyTel: +49 (0) 2 31/56 76 48 – 0E-mail: sales-de@eu.Promise.com

:: Promise ChinaBeijing, ChinaTel: 86-10-8857-8085 or 8095E-mail:sales@cn.Promise.com

:: Promise JapanTokyo, JapanTel: 81-03-6801-8063E-mail: sales@jp.Promise.com

:: Promise ItalyRome, ItalyTel: 0039-06-3671-2626E-mail: sales-it@eu.Promise.com

:: Promise USAMilpitas, CATel: 1-408-228-1400E-mail: sales@Promise.com

:: Promise EMEASon, The NetherlandsTel: 31-40-235-2600E-mail: sales@eu.Promise.com

:: Promise TaiwanHsin-Chu, TaiwanTel: 886-3-578-2395E-mail: sales@tw.Promise.com

:: Promise UKWokingham, United Kingdom Tel: 44-0-870-112-59-77 E-mail: sales@eu.Promise.com

Feature Advanced VersionSupported RAID Levels R0, 1, 10, 5, JBOD, SPANMAX Disk support MAX SATA PortSATA device support YesSSD device support YesStripe block Size 64K, 128K(default)SGPIO Applicable*1

Multiple Array per Drive 2Max. number of RAID 12Reserved Memory by BIOS 64MPromise Buffer Management-WB, WT YesGigabyte Rounding Yes (1GB Rounding)2 Tera-Byte Support of Logical Drive YesData Handling Optimizations YesAuto Rebuilds YesBackground Rebuilds YesOnline Capacity Expansion (OCE) YesRAID Level Migration (RLM) YesHot-Swapping YesHot-Spares YesS.M.A.R.T. YesFull Erase YesDrive roaming among Channels YesSATAPI boot YesWeb-Based Management Software Utility (WebPAM) YesWebPAM Viewer YesWebPAM configuration YesWebPAM Localization support Yes*2

Management Software Support - SNMP YesSoftware API and documentation for customers’ utilities YesPass-through IOCTL support for SATA commands YesSimulators for WebPAM and Option ROM YesWinPE/DOS/Linux configuration utilities for manufacturing YesWarranty (bugfixing and Service Release) 1 yearOS upgrade support 1 year

OS Support

Windows Server 2003 SP2 Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2Windows 7

RHEL 6.0/ RHEL 5.3/ RHEL 5.4/ RHEL 5.5/ RHEL 4.8CentOS 5.3/ CentOS 5.4/ CentOS 5.5 SLES 10 SP3/ SLES 11/ SLES 11.1 Ubuntu server LTS 10.04/ 10.04.1Open suse 11.1/ Open suse 11.3Debian 5.0.4

Logical Drive Read/Write Cache support Yes

uEFI driver support Yes