Lenovo ServeRAID M5120, User Manual

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ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller User’s Guide 1-1
Chapter 1
Overview
This chapter provides a general overview of the ServeRAID M5120
SAS/SATA controller, which has 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 M5120 Controller Descriptions and
Limitations”
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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, “Benefits of the ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA
Controller”
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Section 1.7, “Hardware Specifications”
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Section 1.8, “Technical Support”
1.1 Overview
The ServeRAID M5120 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)/Serial ATA (SATA)
controller is a high-performance intelligent PCI Express-to-SAS/SATA III
controller with RAID control capabilities. This controller provides
reliability, high performance, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem
management.
The ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA controller is a versatile controller that
provides the backbone of server environments. It is an ideal RAID
solution for the storage of workgroup, departmental, and enterprise
systems. This controller offers a cost-effective way to implement RAID in
a server.