IBM Redbooks ServeRAID-MR10M, User Manual

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ServeRAID-MR10M User’s Guide 1-1
Chapter 1
Overview
This section provides a general overview of the ServeRAID-MR10M
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)/Serial ATA II (SATA II) controller with RAID
control capabilities. It consists of the following sections:
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Section 1.1, “Overview”
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Section 1.2, “ServeRAID-MR10M SAS/SATA Controller Description”
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Section 1.3, “General Description”
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Section 1.4, “Configuration Scenarios”
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Section 1.5, “Benefits of the SAS Interface”
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Section 1.6, “Summary of the ServeRAID-MR10M SAS/SATA
Controller Characteristics”
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Section 1.7, “Hardware Specifications”
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Section 1.8, “Technical Support”
1.1 Overview
The ServeRAID-MR10M SAS/SATA Controller is a high-performance
intelligent PCI Express-to-SAS/SATA II adapter with RAID control
capabilities. The ServeRAID-MR10M controller provides reliability, high
performance, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. It is an
ideal RAID solution for the external storage of workgroup, departmental,
and enterprise systems. The controller offers a cost-effective way to
implement RAID in a server.
SAS technology brings a wealth of options and flexibility with the use of
SAS devices and SATA II devices within the same storage infrastructure.
However, SAS devices and SATA devices bring individual characteristics
that make each one a more suitable choice depending on your storage