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MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controllers User’s Guide 2-1
Copyright © 2009 by LSI Corporation. All rights reserved.
Chapter 2
MegaRAID SAS
Hardware Installation
This chapter describes the procedures you can follow to install the
MegaRAID 6Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI/Serial ATA II controllers with
internal and external connectors. It consists of the following sections:
• Section 2.1, “Requirements”
• Section 2.2, “Quick Installation”
• Section 2.3, “Detailed Installation”
• Section 2.4, “After Installing the RAID Controller”
• Section 2.5, “SAS Device Cables and Connectors”
2.1 Requirements
The following items are required to install a MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID
controller:
• A MegaRAID SAS 92xx RAID controller
• A host system with an available x8 PCI Express 2.0 slot
Note:
These controllers also work in PCI Express first generation
slots. The PCI Express software is backward compatible
with previous revisions of the PCI bus and the PCI-X bus.
• The MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD, which contains the
drivers and documentation
• The necessary internal cables, external cables, or both
• SAS drives or SATA II drives
Note:
LSI strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power
supply.