Hba Overview; Ship Kit Contents; Hba Features - Oracle 7116970 Installation Manual

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HBA Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the Oracle Storage 12 Gigabit (Gb) Serial Attached SCSI
(SAS) PCI Express (PCIe) RAID host bus adapter (HBA), Internal: 16 Port and 2 Gigabytes
(GB) Memory, which uses Broadcom technology. The chapter also describes the various
operating systems, host platforms, storage, and infrastructure configurations that support the
HBA.
This chapter contains the following topics:
"Ship Kit Contents" on page 9
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"HBA Features" on page 9
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"Operating System and Technology Requirements" on page 10
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"System Interoperability" on page 11
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Ship Kit Contents

Oracle Storage 12 Gb SAS PCIe RAID HBA, Internal: 16 Port and 2 GB Memory, with a
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standard, low-profile bracket installed
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HBA Features

The Oracle Storage 12 Gb SAS PCIe RAID HBA, Internal: 16 Port and 2 GB Memory (part
number: 7116970) is a low-profile, PCI Express 3.0 RAID controller that supports 16 internal
12 Gb/s SAS connectors through four internal mini-SAS HD ports. The 16 connectors on the
board enable direct connection to all internal drives, and eliminate the need for a SAS expander.
Data that is cached on the HBA is protected, in the event of a power failure.
The HBA supports the following features.
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