iv Preface
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•MegaRAID SAS 9280-8e PCI Express 2.0 Low-Profile Serial-
Attached SCSI/SATA II Disk Array Controller with External
Connectors
•MegaRAID SAS 9280DE-8e PCI Express 2.0 Low-Profile
Serial-Attached SCSI/SATA II Disk Array Controller with External
Connectors
For information about how to configure the RAID controllers, refer to the
MegaRAID SAS Software User’sGuide. For information about the
operating system drivers, refer to the MegaRAID SAS Device Driver
Installation User’s Guide.
Audience
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID
controllers and related support devices. The people who benefit from this
document are:
•Engineers who are designing a system that will include a MegaRAID
6Gb/s SAS RAID controller
•Anyone who is installing a MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller in
a system
Organization
This document contains the following chapters and appendix:
•Chapter 1, Overview, provides an overview of the MegaRAID 6Gb/s
SAS RAID controllers.
•Chapter 2, MegaRAID SAS Hardware Installation, describes the
procedures for installing the MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers.
•Chapter 3, MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Characteristics,
provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the
MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers.
•Appendix A, Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations, lists and
defines the terms and abbreviations used in this document.