Overview: This innovative storage solution from Compaq provides the capacity scalability and performance needed for the explosive data growth in the enterprise. The Fibre Channel Storage System can scale from several GB to over 1.6 TB per server slot allowing you to purchase only the storage capacity you need today and feel confident that you have enough bandwidth to easily expand in the future. The Compaq Fibre Channel Storage system builds on Compaq's successful external storage product line by adding an external RAID controller with 6th generation RAID technology and a 100 MB/s Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FCAL) host to storage interface. The result is an external storage system that is ideal for databases data marts web servers server consolidation e-mail and other applications that require scalability and bandwidth for growing storage needs. Fibre Channel is a new industry standard interconnect and high-performance serial I/O protocol that shatters the limitations of data transmission storage capacity and cabling distances associated with SCSI. The Fibre Channel Storage System uses Fibre Channel and a modular design to deliver a highly scalable reliable standards-based storage solution for the explosive growth in the enterprise. The system integrates seamlessly into your Compaq server environment while protecting your SCSI HDD investment. For additional availability Compaq has partnered with Microsoft to integrate support for Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS). Key Features-----> Data Transfer Rate: 100 MBps - Cache / Buffer Size: 64 MB - Cables Included: Fibre Channel cable - 6.6 ft - Rack Mounting Kit Included