Introduction to SAS
In this appendix...
What is SAS? ........................................................................................................................... 81
What's a Phy? .......................................................................................................................... 82
What's a SAS Port?.................................................................................................................. 83
What's a SAS Address?............................................................................................................ 83
What's a SAS Connector? ....................................................................................................... 83
This section provides a basic overview of the main features of 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
TM
(STA
) Web site at www.scsita.org.
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