Dell SCSI 6/IR Network Card User Manual


 
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SAS 6/iR Features
This section provides the specifications of Dell™ Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) 6/iR controller. The
following table compares the specifications of the SAS 6/iR Adapter and SAS 6/iR Integrated.
Table 2-1. Specifications of SAS 6/iR
Specification SAS 6/iR Adapter SAS 6/iR Integrated
SAS technology Yes Yes
Support for x4, x8, or x16 PCI
Express Host Interface
Yes Yes
Form Factor
Standard-Height, Half-Length PCI
Adapter
System dependent
I/O controller (IOC)
LSI SAS 1068e LSI SAS 1068e
Core Speed: 255 MHz Core Speed: 255 MHz
Operating voltage requirements +12V, +3.3V, +3.3Vaux +12V, +3.3V, +3.3Vaux
Communication to the system PCI-E lanes System dependent
Communication to end devices SAS Links SAS Links
SAS Connectors 2 x4 Internal System dependent
Lead Free Yes Yes
Supported operating systems
Microsoft
®
Windows Server
®
2003
Family, Windows
®
XP, Windows
Vista™ Business 32BIT and Business
64BIT, Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
Versions 4 and 5, SUSE
®
Linux
Enterprise Server Version 10.
Microsoft Windows Server
2003
Family, Windows XP,
Windows Vista Business 32BIT
and Business 64BIT, Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Versions 4 and 5,
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Version 10.
Windows Miniport Interface Storport, SCSIport (Windows XP
32-bit only)
Storport, SCSIport (Windows XP
32-bit only)
Supported drivers for Linux Yes Yes
Dell-compliant SAS and SATA
compatibility
Yes Yes
Dell supported direct connected
end devices
Dell-compliant physical disks Dell-compliant physical disks
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