Chapter 2
MegaRAID SAS
Hardware Installation
This chapter describes the procedures you can follow to install the MegaRAID 6Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI/Serial ATA II controllers with internal and external connectors. It consists of the following sections:
•Section 2.1, “Requirements”
•Section 2.2, “Quick Installation”
•Section 2.3, “Detailed Installation”
•Section 2.4, “After Installing the RAID Controller”
•Section 2.5, “SAS Device Cables and Connectors”
2.1Requirements
The following items are required to install a MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller:
•A MegaRAID SAS 92xx RAID controller
•A host system with an available x8 PCI Express 2.0 slot
Note: These controllers also work in PCI Express first generation slots. The PCI Express software is backward compatible with previous revisions of the PCI bus and the
•The MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD, which contains the drivers and documentation
•The necessary internal cables, external cables, or both
•SAS drives or SATA II drives
Note: LSI strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply.
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