XviContents | LSI 25083 instruction

xviContents

Copyright © 2009 by LSI Corporation. All rights reserved.

Image 16

LSI 25083 manual XviContents

Contents

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 Conventions Revision HistoryNotation Example Meaning and Use 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 Connectors MegaRAID SAS 9260 RAID ControllersSAS 9240-4i/SAS 9240-8i RAID Controller Jumpers 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 MegaRAID SAS 6Gb/s RAID Controller Characteristics MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controller CharacteristicsData Transfer Rates Scsi Features Termination Flash Serial Technical Specifications RAID Controller Specifications RAID Controller SpecificationsSpecification RAID Controllers MegaRAID SAS 9240, SAS 9260, SAS 9261, and SAS Array Performance Features Array Performance FeaturesSpecification 9261, and SAS 9280 RAID Controllers MegaRAID SAS 9240, SAS 9260, SAS Fault Tolerance Electrical CharacteristicsFault Tolerance Features 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 Configuration Device driverDomain Validation Host Host adapterBoard Hot spare Peripheral devices RAID levels Stripe size SAS deviceStriping Customer Feedback Reader’s Comments Excellent Good Average Fair