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1.5.1
PCI Express Architecture
1.5.2
Operating System Support
1-8
The controller leverages a common electrical and physical connection
interface that is compatible with Serial ATA technology. The SAS
protocols and the SATA II protocols use a thin, 7-wire connector instead
of the 68-wire SCSI cable or 26-wire ATA cable. The SAS/SATA II
connector and cable are easier to manipulate, allow connections to
smaller devices, and do not inhibit airflow. The point-to-point SATA II
architecture eliminates inherent difficulties created by the legacy ATA
master-slave architecture, while maintaining compatibility with existing
ATA firmware.
PCI Express is a local bus system designed to increase data transfers
without slowing down the central processing unit (CPU). You can install
the ServeRAID-MR10i PCI Express RAID controller in PCI Express
computer systems with a standard bracket type. With these adapters in
your system, you can connect SCSI devices and SATA II devices over
the bus.
PCI Express goes beyond the PCI specification in that it is intended as
a unifying I/O architecture for various systems: desktops, workstations,
mobile, server, communications, and embedded devices.
The ServeRAID-MR10i controllers supports the following operating
systems:
®
•
Microsoft
Windows
2008
•
®
Red Hat
Enterprise Linux
•
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 9 and version 10
®
•
Novell
NetWare
™
•
SCO
OpenServer
•
SCO UnixWare
®
•
VMWare
ESX 3.0 and ESX 3.5
To download the latest operating system drivers, you can access
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
Overview
®
2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server
™
version 4 and version 5
®
6.5
®
6.0.0
™
7.1.4
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