6 Hardware Installation
Requirements You must have the following items before installing the MegaRAID controller in a server:
•a MegaRAID Enterprise 1600
•a host computer with an available PCI expansion slot
•the MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Installation CD
•the necessary SCSI cables and terminators (depends on the number and type of SCSI devices to be attached)
•an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for the entire system
•160M SCSI hard disk drives and other SCSI devices, as desired
Important
The MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 controller must be
installed in a PCI expansion slot.
Optional Equipment You may also want to install SCSI cables that interconnect MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 to external SCSI devices.
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