... automatically indicates the location of the fault and an au-tomatic reconfiguration function releases the faulty component and continuessystem operation. In addition to the functions above, prompt fault ... Promotion Division,1-10, Nisshin-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan,4NEC High Performance Computing Europe GmbH,Prinzenallee 11, D-40549 D¨usseldorf, GermanyAbstract In 2003, the High Performance Computing ... channels (2 Gbps) for the connection of thelatest, highly reliable, high performance peripheral devices such as RAID disks.FC offers the advantages of connectivity to newer high performance RAID stor-age...