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Audience
Preface
This manual is the primary reference and user's guide for the ServeRAID
M5014 SAS/SATA controller and the ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA
controller. It contains installation instructions and specifications for the
controller, and it explains how to install and use the ServeRAID M5000
Series Battery Assembly with the ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA
controller and the ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA controller. In addition, it
explains how to install the ServeRAID M5000 Series Advanced Feature
Key on the ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA controller.
For details on how to configure the storage adapter, refer to the
ServeRAID-M Software User's Guide. For information about the
operating system drivers, refer to the ServeRAID-M Device Driver
Installation User's Guide.
This document assumes that the reader is familiar with RAID controllers
and related support devices. The people who benefit from this book are:
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Engineers who are designing a system that will include a ServeRAID
M5014 or a ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA controller
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Anyone installing a ServeRAID M5014 or ServeRAID M5015
SAS/SATA controller in a RAID system
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End users who need to install a ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery
Assembly product on a ServeRAID M5014 SAS/SATA controller
Note: The ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Assembly is pre-
installed on the ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA controller.
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End users who need to install a ServeRAID M5000 Series Advanced
Feature Key on a ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA controller.
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