LSI 25083 manual Chapter Overview

Chapter 1

Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the MegaRAID 6Gb/s Serial

Attached SCSI/Serial ATA II controllers with RAID control capability.

It consists of the following sections:

•Section 1.1, “Overview”

•Section 1.2, “SAS Controller Descriptions”

•Section 1.3, “General Description”

•Section 1.4, “Configuration Scenarios”

•Section 1.5, “Benefits of the SAS Interface”

•Section 1.6, “Summary of SAS RAID Controller Characteristics”

•Section 1.7, “Hardware Specifications”

•Section 1.8, “Technical Support”

1.1Overview

The MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers are high-performance intelligent PCI Express-to-SCSI/Serial ATA II adapters with RAID control capability. MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers provide reliability, high performance, and fault-tolerant drive subsystem management. They are an ideal RAID solution for the internal storage of workgroup, departmental, and enterprise systems. MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers offer a cost-effective way to implement RAID in a server.

SAS technology brings a wealth of options and flexibility with the use of SAS and Serial ATA (SATA) II devices within the same storage infrastructure. However, SAS and SATA devices bring individual characteristics that make each one a more suitable choice depending on your storage needs. MegaRAID gives you the flexibility to combine these

MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controllers User’s Guide 1-1

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