LSI MegaRAID Adapters Host Bus Adapters manual

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    MegaRAID Adapters Host Bus Adapters LSI Logic Distribution Product Guide[...]

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    Whether you’re an IT professional or an OEM, you can depend on LSI Logic to deliver the standard storage solutions you need. Our innovative storage products include I/O controllers, SCSI and Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), and RAID storage adapters, all designed to give you the perfor mance, reliability , efficiency and availability your [...]

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    So not only is Fusion-MPT the fastest and most efficient architecture for high-perfor mance controllers, it’ s also the most versatile. LSI Logic’ s Ultra320 SCSI controller implementation more than doubles the bandwidth and perfor mance of previous-generation Ultra160 SCSI solutions, with features like paced transfers, packetized protocol, Qui[...]

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    MegaRAID SCSI 320-1 MegaRAID SCSI 320-0 MegaRAID SCSI 320-0 - First-to-Market Ultra320 RAID. This entr y-level zero-channel RAID (ZCR) solution requires motherboard interrupt steering logic and routing circuitr y to control SCSI device embedded on the motherboard. • Full MegaRAID feature set • Intel® 80302 processor • Half size, low profile [...]

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    MegaRAID SCSI 320-0X* – The innovative PCI-X zero channel RAID (ZCR) solution requires motherboard interrupt steering logic and routing circuitr y to control SCSI device embedded on the motherboard. • Full MegaRAID feature set • 400MHz Intel® Xscale™ 80321 processor • Half size, low profile form factor • 64-bit, 66/133MHz PCI 2.2/PCI-X[...]

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    MegaRAID Express 500 – most popular single-channel SCSI RAID controller in the world features powerful, advanced MegaRAID features at a ver y low cost. • High performance Intel i960 RISC I/O processor driving a single Ultra160 SCSI channel • Windows NT/2000 cluster support • PCI 2.2 compliant • Supports up to 15 hard drives at RAID levels[...]

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    With LSI Logic’ s Serial A T A solutions, you can take advantage of an evolutionar y replacement for the Parallel A T A physical stor age interface. Serial A T A is scalable and allows future enhancements to the computing platfor m, with a roadmap expecting to span over 10 years. Other advantages of Serial A T A include : • Easier upgrade of st[...]

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    MegaRAID i4 – The cost-effective MegaRAID i4 offers the same advanced RAID functionality found in today’ s high-per formance PCI SCSI RAID solutions. • Four-channel A T A/100 RAID • Full MegaRAID feature set • Intel ® i960RS processor • PCI half size form factor • 16 MB of integrated ECC SDRAM A T A RAID Solutions featuring MegaRAID [...]

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    LSI40919H -- 64-bit PCI Fibre Channel Single-Channel Host Adapter . This copper-connector , rackmount HBA is designed for multi-purpose applications, including high-perfor mance disk drives, RAID and JBOD mass storage systems. The single 2Gbit channe l enables speeds of up to 400MB/s and supports concurrent SCSI and IP protocol. • 2Gbit channel ?[...]

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    LSI22320-R – The LSI Logic LSI22320-R Ultra320 SCSI Dual Channel host adapter delivers the speed and bandwidth required by today's data intensive storage applications. With PCI-X throughput of 1056 MBps and optional Integrated Mirroring capabilities, this adapter is ideal for enterprise ser vers and high per formance workstations working in [...]

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    LSI21040 – The LSI21040 features one Ultra160 SCSI channel for maximum perfor mance and one single-ended channel for legacy SCSI devices. The LSI21040 leverages the dual-channel LSI53C1010 Ultra160 SCSI controller , which suppor ts Ultra160 SCSI and offers features that ensure robust Ultra160 SCSI system operation. • T rue multi-function PCI de[...]

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    LSIU160 V alue Line -- Ultra160 SCSI Single-Channel Host Adapter . This all-purpose ser ver SCSI adapter is ideal for any application requiring high I/O perfor mance, data integrity and scalability with a low implementation risk. The LSIU160 features Ultra160 SCSI both internally , when connecting high-per formance hard disk drives, and externally [...]

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    LSIU40SE V alue Line -- Ultra SE SCSI Host Adapter . This multi-function board provides two identical, independent, single-ended Ultra SCSI channels, for increased connectivity without utilizing additional PCI slots. The single board delivers a powerful dual- channel, multi-tasking interface for Ultra SCSI peripherals, including disk, tape, CD-ROM [...]

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    Host Adapter Solutions from LSI Logic LSI Logic is a leader in the industr y because of our engineering expertise and ability to combine a variety of I/O functions on a single Host Adapter . These functions include; SCSI, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Video, and Fibre Channel. Providing users with as many as seven I/O functions on a single adapter , [...]

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    For more information, please visit the LSI Logic web site at: www .lsilogic.com LSI Logic Corporation North American Headquar ters Milpitas, CA T el: 866 574 5741 T el: 408 954 3108 RAID Storage Adapters Division Norcross, GA T el: 866 828 9574 T el: 678 728 1200 Fax: 888 574 2221 Fax: 678 728 1214 Host Adapter Group Southborough, MA T el: 888 429 [...]