Asus LSI SAS3442X-R - Manual (Page 13)

Integrated RAID for SAS User’s Guide 1-1
Version 1.1 Copyright © 2006, 2007 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
Chapter 1
Introduction to
Integrated RAID
This chapter provides an overview of the LSI Integrated RAID solution
for LSI SAS controllers, its features, and its benefits. The chapter
includes these sections:
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Section 1.1, “Introduction,” page 1-1
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Section 1.2, “Integrated RAID Benefits and Features,” page 1-2
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Section 1.3, “Using this Manual,” page 1-3
You can use the LSI Integrated RAID solution with the following LSI SAS
controllers:
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LSISAS1064/1064E
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LSISAS1068/1068E
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LSISAS1078
1.1 Introduction
The LSI Integrated RAID solution provides cost benefits for the server or
workstation market where the extra performance, storage capacity,
and/or redundancy of a RAID configuration are required. The
components of Integrated RAID are:
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Integrated Mirroring (IM), which supports two-disk mirrored arrays
and hot spare disks.
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Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME), which supports mirrored
arrays with three to ten disks, plus hot spare disks.
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Integrated Striping (IS), which supports striped arrays with two to
ten disks.