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Connectors to Drives 2-9
2.5.2 Connecting the SAS RAID Controller with External
Connectors to a Drive Enclosure 2-10
Chapter 3
MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Characteristics
3.1 MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controller Family 3-1
3.1.1 MegaRAID SAS 9240 RAID Controllers 3-1
3.1.2 MegaRAID SAS 9260 RAID Controllers 3-3
3.1.3 MegaRAID SAS 9261 RAID Controller 3-6
3.1.4 MegaRAID SAS 9280 RAID Controllers 3-8
3.2 MegaRAID SAS 6Gb/s RAID Controller Characteristics 3-13
3.3 Technical Specifications 3-14
3.3.1 RAID Controller Specifications 3-15
3.3.2 Array Performance Features 3-16
3.3.3 Fault Tolerance 3-17
3.3.4 Electrical Characteristics 3-17
Power Supply Requirements for SAS 9240 RAID
Controllers 3-17
Operating and Non-operating Conditionsfor the
SAS 9240 RAID Controllers 3-18
Power Supply Requirements for SAS 9260 RAID
Controllers 3-18
Operating and Non-operating Conditions for SAS
9260 RAID Controllers 3-19
Power Supply Requirements for the SAS 9261
RAID Controller 3-20
Operating and Non-operating Conditions for the
SAS 9261 RAID Controller 3-21
3.3.5 Power Supply Requirements for SAS 9280 RAID
Controllers 3-21
Operating and Non-operating Conditions for SAS
9280 RAID Controllers 3-22
3.3.6 Safety Characteristics 3-22
Appendix A
Glossary of Terms
and Abbreviations