Modular RAID Controllers
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Modular RAID 6Gb/s (SAS2.0)
4.6.1
Features
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Flexibility for both SAS 2.0 and SATA II / SATA III
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Advanced management and configuration suites
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12V PCIe RAID HDD module
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Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 10
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Offers advanced MegaRAID functionality to integrated LSI SAS
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8-lane 5.0 / 8.0 Gbit PCIe host bus
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6 SAS/SATA ports, (2+2 ports for Storage Blade Connection and 2 ports for
Blade internal HDD Connection)
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Each SAS/SATA port supports SSP and STP
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Support for the following STP features:
– Addressing of SATA targets through expander
– Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
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Support of the following SSP features:
– Wide port functionality (2x2 Phys from a single quad port)
– Narrow port functionality (1 Phy)
– Compatible with SATA target devices
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SGPIO interfaces for signaling of SAS/SATA ports
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Drive spin-up sequencing control
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Hot-plug drives
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1.5 Gbit/s, 3.0 Gbit/s and 6.0 Gbit/s link rates for both SAS an SATA
4.6.2
Controller versions
Name
Chip
PCIe
No. of SAS channels
S26361-D2837-Ax
LSI SAS2208
PCIe 2.0
2 ports for Blade internal
HDD Connection
S26361-D2837-Cx
LSI SAS2208
PCIe 3.0
2 ports for Blade internal
HDD Connection
