LSI 25083 manual Summary of SAS RAID Controller Characteristics, Operating System Support

1.5.2Operating System Support

The MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers supports the following operating systems:

•Windows Vista, Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008

•Red Hat Linux

•SUSE Linux

•Novell NetWare

•SCO OpenServer

•SCO UnixWare

•Solaris

•FreeBSD

To download the latest operating system drivers, go to:

http://www.lsi.com/cm/DownloadSearch.do.

The MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers use Fusion-MPT™ architecture for all major operating systems, thinner drivers, and better performance.

1.6Summary of SAS RAID Controller Characteristics

This section provides a summary of the features and benefits of the MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers. It contains information on SAS features, SATA II features, PCI performance, integration, usability, and flexibility.

The MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers have the following features:

•PCI Express x8 lane width (with support for x16 connections)

•PCI Express performance up to 5Gb/s per lane

•Support for 512-Mbyte DDR2 800 MHz on-board SDRAM intelligent battery-backed module

•One internal connector for the SAS 9240-4i, SAS 9260-4i, and SAS 9280-4i/4e RAID controllers

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