Adaptec 48300 - Manual (Page 80)

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Introduction to SAS
In this appendix...
Terminology Used in This Chapter................................................... 81
What is SAS?....................................................................................... 81
How Do SAS Devices Communicate?............................................... 82
What’s a Phy?...................................................................................... 82
What’s a SAS Port? ............................................................................. 83
What’s a SAS Address? ....................................................................... 83
What’s a SAS Connector? .................................................................. 84
What do SAS Cables Look Like? ....................................................... 85
How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS? ........................................... 85
What are the SAS Connection Options?........................................... 86
How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI? ........................................ 88
This section provides a basic overview of the main
features of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), introduces some
common SAS terms, and explains how SAS differs from
parallel SCSI.
Note: For technical articles and tutorials about SAS, refer to the SCSI
Trade Association (STA TM ) Web site at www.scsita.org .