Dell SCSI 6/IR manual SAS 6/iR Features

SAS 6/iR Features

This section provides the specifications of Dell™ Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) 6/iR controller. The following table compares the specifications of the SAS 6/iR Adapter and SAS 6/iR Integrated.

Table 2-1. Specifications of SAS 6/iR

Specification	SAS 6/iR Adapter	SAS 6/iR Integrated
SAS technology	Yes	Yes
Support for x4, x8, or x16 PCI	Yes	Yes
Express Host Interface
Form Factor	Standard-Height, Half-Length PCI	System dependent
	Adapter
I/O controller (IOC)	LSI SAS 1068e	LSI SAS 1068e
	Core Speed: 255 MHz	Core Speed: 255 MHz
Operating voltage requirements	+12V, +3.3V, +3.3Vaux	+12V, +3.3V, +3.3Vaux
Communication to the system	PCI-E lanes	System dependent
Communication to end devices	SAS Links	SAS Links
SAS Connectors	2 x4 Internal	System dependent
Lead Free	Yes	Yes

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003

Family, Windows® XP, Windows Vista™ Business 32BIT and Business

Supported operating systems 64BIT, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Versions 4 and 5, SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server Version 10.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Family, Windows XP, Windows Vista Business 32BIT and Business 64BIT, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Versions 4 and 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 10.

Windows Miniport Interface	Storport, SCSIport (Windows XP	Storport, SCSIport (Windows XP
	32-bit only)	32-bit only)
Supported drivers for Linux	Yes	Yes
Dell-compliant SAS and SATA	Yes	Yes
compatibility
Dell supported direct connected	Dell-compliant physical disks	Dell-compliant physical disks
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