SAS Technology

> SAS Technology

> The SAS technology lets you use the SAS devices, SATA II and SATA III devices, and the Nytro Flash module devices within the same storage infrastructure. Individual characteristics make each of these devices a more suitable choice, depending on your storage needs. The controller lets you combine these two similar technologies on the same controller, within the same enclosure and in the same Nytro Cache drive.

> The controller is based on the LSI first‑to‑market SAS IC technology and proven MegaRAID technology. As a second‑generation PCI Express RAID controller, it address the growing demand for increased data throughput and scalability requirements across midrange and enterprise-class server platforms. The controller addresses the requirements of both the internal and external solutions.

> The controller supports the ANSI® SAS 2.1 standard. In addition, the card supports the SATA II and SATA III protocols that are defined by the SATA III specification. Supporting the SAS, SATA II, and SATA III interfaces, the controller supports both the server environments and high-end workstation environments.

> Each port on the controller uses the following protocols to support SAS devices or STA III devices:

> | SAS Serial SCSI protocol communicates with other SAS devices.

> | SATA II and SATA III communicates with other SATA II and SATA III devices.

DB15-000988-08-December 2013
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