I2C
Host Port
I2C
SATA Layers
EEPROM
Logic
Enclosure
Management
Logic
SiI 4726 Features
SATA to 5-Port 3Gb/s SATA
SteelVine Storage Processor
SteelVine
Storage
Processor
ATA Emulation
Host Port
• Supports one SATA host port, 3Gb/s
Mapping & Error Handling
RAID &Virtualization
SATA Layers & FIFOs
• Hot Plug support
• Supports Asynchronous Notification
• SATA Port Multiplier spec. complaint
• Supports PM aware hosts and non-PM aware
• Two detailed system status LEDs
• eSATA signal level support (1m and 2m PHY
compliant)
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Device Port
Device Port
• Enclosure Management SEMB (I2C bus)
support
Hardware and OS Support
• SiI 4726 reference design board
(PB4726LPSATA300)
Device Port
• Five SATA device ports, 3Gb/s
• Automatic bad sector remapping
• OS Agnostic operation
• Windows XP, 2000, 2003, and Mac OS
10.3/10.4, and Linux RedHat, Fedora, SuSE 9.0
or later (see website for more updated list)
• Hot Plug support
• Bootable arrays and staggered spin-ups
• ATAPI device support in PM mode
• Spread Spectrum Clocking w/SSC clock
• Event logging from GUI
• SATA Port Multiplier spec. complaint
• Compatible with NCQ drives
• Two LEDs for detailed status per port
• eSATA signal level support (1m and 2m PHY
compliant)
Documentation and Software
Development Kit (CP4726001)
• SiI 4726 data sheet
• Remote monitoring and management
• Email notification2
• PB 4726 functional specification
• PB 4726 reference board schematics/
design files
• Manage multiple devices via GUI
• Field-upgradeable firmware
Data Protection Features
• Automatic-Mirroring (RAID 1 mode)3
• Self-healing storage (Auto-Rebuild/Hot Spare)3
• No down time (Automatic-Failover)3
• Less than 1% Host CPU loading during rebuild3
• Fast rebuild of 100GB/hour
• 7 Programmable GPIs and 16 GPOs
• JTAG boundry scan and BIST support
• GUI Management Applet and daemon/agent
• API programmers guide for custom GUI
developers
• DOS SiI 4726 firmware download utility
• Example XML configuration scripts
Added Features with
PM-Aware Host
When the SiI 4726 is used with a PM-aware
host it can support the following additional
features:
• Easy configuration using GUI applet
• Drive Performance Aggregation (RAID 0)
GUI ManagementTool and
Advanced Mode
RAID Level Modes
• FAST/RAID 0
• Multi-Arrays per drive
• Drive and Mirror splitting
• Full management GUI interface
• JBOD/Port Multiplier mode
• Multi-Arrays per drive with drive and mirror
splitting
• Supports more than 5 hard drives1
• SAFE/RAID 1
• SAFE&FAST/RAID 10 with hot spare
• SAFE&BIG/Mirrored spanning with spare
• BIG/Spanning
1
Requires multiple SiI 4726 devices, and each secondary
device must be in a virtual mode.
2
Power and Package
• 364 HSBGA
Coming soon
• Port Multiplier/JBOD
3
SAFE or RAID 1 modes require the daemon/agent to
be running for automatic rebuild policy operation.
• 2.0 Watts @ 1.8V
• CMOS 0.18u
System Features
• Four status LEDs for system functions
• Works without BIOS updates
• Max. performance greater than 220MB/s
(RAID 0)
Silicon Image, Inc.
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holders. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Printed in the U.S.A. SiI PB-0062, Rev. 2 (8/05)
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