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| Please click the arrow next to the category to expand or collapse: |  | Firmware (1) | | | ID | | Download Title | Download Link | Post Date |
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| Fusion RX1600Fibre Firmware 4.05 | | Mar-28-2012 | | Operating System Requirements: Mac OS X Server 10.5+, Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Server 2003 (64-bit), Windows Server 2008 (32-bit), Windows Server 2008 (64-bit)
Description: This version changes the default interleave size to 256KB when creating new RAID groups, changes the default Fibre Channel connection mode to PTP Preferred, and adds various bug fixes. Note that after updating your system's firmware you should check existing setups to ensure that Fibre Channel HBA connectivity has not been disrupted by the new settings.
Note: Refer to page 49 of the Sonnet Web Management Tool User's Guide for instructions on how to update the firmware. | | | | |
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| FAQ (5) | | | ID | | Article Title | Post Date |
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| Which fibre switches does Sonnet recommend for the R1600FIBRE? | Sep-29-09 |
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| What is the default drive timeout in Fusion RAID systems? Should I change it? | Mar-24-10 |
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| My storage shows 10% more capacity under OS X 10.6 than under OS X 10.5. Why? | Mar-24-10 |
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| My performance is lower than I expected. Does the drive order matter? | Nov-02-12 | | In a 16-drive Fusion chassis, Sonnet formats, tests, and builds a RAID at the factory, then removes and numbers (as of Nov 2012) the drives for safe shipping. It is important to install the drives in the numbered order left-to-right. If you don't do this, the performance will suffer because the drive sequence gets scrambled through the SAS expanders to the RAID engine.
If you used the original RAID group built by Sonnet which did not have numbered drives or which numbered drives were not installed in sequential order, then back up your data, delete the RAID group and build a new RAID and your performance will improve.
This note does not apply to the DX800RAID. | | |
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| What kind of fibre patch cables are needed for the Sonnet Fibre Channel controllers? | Mar-29-13 | | The cable length depends on fiber speed.
For 8Gb connections:
LC 62.5/125 OM1 Multimode Duplex cables...up to 20m (Sonnet cables TCB-FBR-xxM)
LC 50/125 OM2 Multimode Duplex cables......up to 50m
LC 50/125 OM3 Multimode Duplex cables......up to 150m
LC 50/125 OM4 Multimode Duplex cables......up to 190m
For 16 Gb connections:
LC 62.5/125 OM1 Multimode Duplex cables...up to 15m
LC 50/125 OM2 Multimode Duplex cables......up to 35m
LC 50/125 OM3 Multimode Duplex cables......up to 100m
LC 50/125 OM4 Multimode Duplex cables......up to 125m
Each fibre cable represents two MMF (Multimode Fiber) fiber optic cables: one for transmit and one for receive (the color of the cables are usually orange). A LC duplex style connector is needed to plug into Sonnet-supplied fibre channel cards.
LC stands for Lucent Connector. The LC is a small form-factor fiber optic connector. A duplex LC connector takes two simplex LC connectors and attaches them together. The term \u8220 LC cable\u8221 is generally used to describe a fiber patch cable with two fiber strands, and a LC duplex connector at each end. | | | | |
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