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12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
March 2014
Chapter 1: Overview
Configuration Scenarios
Figure 2 Example of an LSI SAS RAID Controller Configured with an LSISASx12 Expander
1.7.1
Valid Drive Mix Configurations with HDDs and SSDs
You can allow a virtual drive to consist of both SSDs and HDDs. For virtual drives that have both SSDs and HDDs, you
can choose whether to mix SAS drives and SATA drives on the CacheCade software devices.
You can choose whether to allow a virtual drive to consist of both CacheCade software devices and HDDs. For a virtual
drive that consists of CacheCade software only, you can choose whether to allow SAS CacheCade software drives and
SATA CacheCade software drives in that virtual drive. For virtual drives that have both CacheCade software and HDDs,
you can choose whether to mix SAS and SATA HDD drives with SAS and SATA CacheCade software devices in various
combinations.
The following table lists the valid drive mix configurations you can use when you create virtual drives and allow HDD
and CacheCade software mixing. The valid drive mix configurations are based on manufacturer settings.
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