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... SAS and SATA devices. (You can add 128 end devices-or even more-with eight links has a bandwidth of parallel SCSI to a point-to-point serial interface. Therefore, a SAS card with the use of SAS expanders. Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 89 Terminology Used in This Chapter For convenience, ... are referred to as expander devices. SAS also uses the SCSI command set, but moves multiple bits of data one at the same time), using the SCSI command set , SAS is 300 MB/sec in this chapter. SAS cards can typically support up to end devices and expander devices collectively...
... SAS and SATA devices. (You can add 128 end devices-or even more-with eight links has a bandwidth of parallel SCSI to a point-to-point serial interface. Therefore, a SAS card with the use of SAS expanders. Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 89 Terminology Used in This Chapter For convenience, ... are referred to as expander devices. SAS also uses the SCSI command set, but moves multiple bits of data one at the same time), using the SCSI command set , SAS is 300 MB/sec in this chapter. SAS cards can typically support up to end devices and expander devices collectively...
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... both internal and external SAS connections. The mini-SAS connectors are narrower than 1 link. A wide port typically contains four phys. SAS card port options vary. Each port has one or more of a virtual concept, different from single link connectors to future speed needs. User ...with the ability to scale to 4-wide (or larger) connectors. In another example, a SAS device might have one 4-wide port. Unlike SCSI devices and SCSI IDs, SAS devices self-configure their SAS addresses. What's a SAS Connector? A single SAS device may help form links between phys. The...
... both internal and external SAS connections. The mini-SAS connectors are narrower than 1 link. A wide port typically contains four phys. SAS card port options vary. Each port has one or more of a virtual concept, different from single link connectors to future speed needs. User ...with the ability to scale to 4-wide (or larger) connectors. In another example, a SAS device might have one 4-wide port. Unlike SCSI devices and SCSI IDs, SAS devices self-configure their SAS addresses. What's a SAS Connector? A single SAS device may help form links between phys. The...
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...a backplane connection that there may be multiple phys within a single connector. When you use Adaptec Storage Manager to the number of slots available on page 50 shows an example of backplane ...use one fan-out cable). See page 93.) Backplane Connections In a backplane connection, disk drives and SAS cards are identified in the following formats: ● CNX:DevY = Device Y is attached to Connector X ...information) ● ExpX:PhyX = Expander X is the logical unit number (LUN). In parallel SCSI, XX is the disk drive's channel number, YY is the target number, and ZZ is attached...
...a backplane connection that there may be multiple phys within a single connector. When you use Adaptec Storage Manager to the number of slots available on page 50 shows an example of backplane ...use one fan-out cable). See page 93.) Backplane Connections In a backplane connection, disk drives and SAS cards are identified in the following formats: ● CNX:DevY = Device Y is attached to Connector X ...information) ● ExpX:PhyX = Expander X is the logical unit number (LUN). In parallel SCSI, XX is the disk drive's channel number, YY is the target number, and ZZ is attached...
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...speaking, SAS is faster and more flexible than 100 disk drives per SAS card, using an expander (see page 42) This table describes many more options for building your storage space. Parallel SCSI Parallel interface Maximum speed 320 MB/sec shared by SAS devices Requires no ...they move data from Parallel SCSI? In summary, although SAS and parallel SCSI both use the SCSI command set SCSI IDs Requires bus termination Standard SCSI connectors Serial Attached SCSI Serial interface Maximum speed 300 MB/sec per SCSI channel Supports single-port devices only Uses SCSI IDs to another is SAS...
...speaking, SAS is faster and more flexible than 100 disk drives per SAS card, using an expander (see page 42) This table describes many more options for building your storage space. Parallel SCSI Parallel interface Maximum speed 320 MB/sec shared by SAS devices Requires no ...they move data from Parallel SCSI? In summary, although SAS and parallel SCSI both use the SCSI command set SCSI IDs Requires bus termination Standard SCSI connectors Serial Attached SCSI Serial interface Maximum speed 300 MB/sec per SCSI channel Supports single-port devices only Uses SCSI IDs to another is SAS...
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...148 technical support 3 Technical Support Identification (TSID) number 3 terminology 13 SAS 89 tools Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 Adaptec Storage Manager 80 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 troubleshooting tips 83 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification... installation 76 Solid State Drive (SSD) 18, 42, 50 installing 52 to parallel SCSI 94 connectors 91 description 89 direct-attach connections 92 disk drives 92 edge expanders 93 ...connectors 91 narrow ports 91 phys 90 ports 90, 91 SAS address 91 SAS cards 89 SAS devices 89 SAS domain 93 terminology 89 transceivers 90 wide connectors 91 wide...
...148 technical support 3 Technical Support Identification (TSID) number 3 terminology 13 SAS 89 tools Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 Adaptec Storage Manager 80 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 troubleshooting tips 83 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification... installation 76 Solid State Drive (SSD) 18, 42, 50 installing 52 to parallel SCSI 94 connectors 91 description 89 direct-attach connections 92 disk drives 92 edge expanders 93 ...connectors 91 narrow ports 91 phys 90 ports 90, 91 SAS address 91 SAS cards 89 SAS devices 89 SAS domain 93 terminology 89 transceivers 90 wide connectors 91 wide...