Apple RAID Software Now Shipping for RISC-Based Workgroup Servers

Dateline: CUPERTINO, California--November 21, 1994

Description:

Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that it is now shipping Apple RAID
(Redundant Array of Independent Disks) Software for Apple=D5

PowerPC microprocessor-based Workgroup Servers 6150, 8150, and 9150. Apple
RAID technology provides Workgroup Server customers an easy way to protect
critical data and improve disk performance. Apple RAID Software will be
bundled with all PowerPC-processor based Workgroup Servers at no charge.
This is in keeping with Apple's strategy of providing its customers a
complete server solution for its PowerPC processor-based Workgroup
Servers.

Significance:

Apple RAID Software provides users with an easy-to-use graphical interface
and the two most commonly used RAID levels: Level 1 (Data Mirroring) and
Level 0 (Data Striping). Mirroring is a data- reliability technology that
involves the simultaneous writing of data on two independent hard disks.
If either hard disk fails, users can continue to access data from the
surviving disk without data loss and with no additional effort from
attached users. Striping enables the server to store successive units of
data across multiple hard disks and multiple SCSI buses which may increase
performance depending on the application used. This procedure also allows
users to create larger volumes from a set of smaller disks.

Also, in keeping with Apple's commitment to ease-of-use, Apple RAID
provides an intuitive graphical interface which is easy to learn and use.
The Apple RAID Setup utility allows system administrators to easily
create, manage and repair RAID volumes with a simple yet powerful
drag-and-drop interface.

Apple RAID Software works seamlessly with many third-party disk drive
products. Apple recommends customers purchase external disks from quality
resellers that offer disks with a minimum capacity of 200 MB and are fully
compatible with Apple's SCSI Manager 4.3 software and SCSI-2. Currently,
Apple RAID Software is compatible with System 7.1.2, which is the
certified system software for the first generation of PowerPC
processor-based Workgroup Servers.

Pricing and Availability

Apple RAID is now included with all of its PowerPC processor-based
Workgroup Servers at no charge. Apple RAID Software is also available to
customers who have purchased PowerPC Workgroup Server logic board upgrades
for the following systems: Workgroup Servers 60 and 80, and any Quadra
610, 800, 900 or 950.

Apple intends to send Apple RAID Software to PowerPC processor-based
Workgroup Servers and PowerPC Workgroup Server logic board upgrade
customers who have returned their product registration card. This offer
ends February 28, 1995.

For more information on Workgroup Servers and Apple RAID Software, contact
the Apple Network Information Line at (408) 862-3385, or by AppleLink at
ABS.NETINFO.

Apple Computer Inc
20525 Mariana Ave
Cupertino, CA 95014

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