Owner's manual

Contents 3
Contents
1 CAUTION: Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . 9
SAFETY: General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SAFETY: When Working Inside Your System
. . . . . . . 9
SAFETY: Protecting Against
Electrostatic Discharge
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
About RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
RAID Levels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
RAID Terminology
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Integrated Striping
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Integrated Mirroring
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 SAS 6/iR Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4 Hardware Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing the SAS 6/iR Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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