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USER’S Guide V e m b e r 2 0 0 Trademark Acknowledgment Preface Audience Organization Document Number 80-00163-01 Rev. D MegaRAID SAS Software User’s Guide Notation Example Meaning and Use ConventionsRevision History Fd1sp Safety Instructions When Working Inside Your Computer Preface XPreface Contents Appendix a Glossary of Terms Abbreviations Customer Feedback XivContents Figures XviContents Tables XviiiContents Chapter Overview Overview 2Overview SAS Controller Descriptions General Description General Description Configuration Scenarios Example of an LSI SAS Direct-Connect Application Benefits of the SAS Interface PCI Express Architecture Summary of SAS RAID Controller Characteristics Operating System Support SAS Features SAS Array Limitations SAS RAID Controller Array Limitations 12Overview Usability Features Sata II FeaturesPCI Express Performance Flexibility Features Drive Roaming Drive Migration 16Overview Hardware Specifications MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controller Features 18Overview Technical Support Mail Phone Support 20Overview Chapter MegaRAID SAS Hardware Installation Requirements Quick Installation Detailed Installation Detailed Installation Bracket Screw Detailed Installation After Installing the RAID Controller SAS Device Cables and Connectors SAS Device Cables and Connectors Sata II Connectors Serial Attached Scsi SAS Backplane Receptacle Connector Connecting the SAS 9260-8i RAID Controller to a Drive To Drive Enclosure Mini SAS Cable Plug Connector MegaRAID SAS Hardware Installation MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controller Family MegaRAID SAS 9240 RAID Controllers Card Layout for the MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i RAID Controller SAS 9240-4i/SAS 9240-8i RAID Controller Jumpers ConnectorsMegaRAID SAS 9260 RAID Controllers Jumper Type Description Card Layout for the MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i RAID Controller SAS 9260-8i/SAS 9260DE-8i RAID Controller Jumpers JT1 MegaRAID SAS 9261 RAID Controller MegaRAID SAS Software User’s Guide for Card Layout for the MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i RAID Controller SAS 9261-8i RAID Controller Jumpers MegaRAID SAS 9280 RAID Controllers JT6B2 Connector Description Comments SAS 9280-8e and SAS 9280DE-8e RAID Controllers SAS 9280-8e and SAS 9280DE-8e RAID Controllers SAS 9280-4i/4e RAID Controller Connectors Card Layout for the MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i/4e RAID Controller Ipmi Data Transfer Rates Scsi Features Termination MegaRAID SAS 6Gb/s RAID Controller CharacteristicsMegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controller Characteristics Flash Serial Technical Specifications Specification RAID Controllers RAID Controller SpecificationsRAID Controller Specifications MegaRAID SAS 9240, SAS 9260, SAS 9261, and SAS Specification 9261, and SAS 9280 RAID Controllers Array Performance FeaturesArray Performance Features MegaRAID SAS 9240, SAS 9260, SAS Fault Tolerance Features Fault ToleranceElectrical Characteristics Power Supply Requirements for SAS 9240 RAID Controllers Power Supply Requirements for SAS 9260 RAID Controllers 10 Power Supply for SAS 9240 RAID ControllersPCI Edge Connector State 11 Power Supply for SAS 9260 RAID Controllers Power Supply Requirements for the SAS 9261 RAID Controller 12 Power Supply for SAS 9261 RAID Controllers Power Supply Requirements for SAS 9280 RAID Controllers Safety Characteristics 13 Power Supply for SAS 9280 RAID Controllers Domain ConfigurationDevice driver Validation Board HostHost adapter Hot spare Peripheral devices RAID levels Stripe size SAS deviceStriping Customer Feedback Reader’s Comments Excellent Good Average Fair