Avago Technologies MegaRAID SCSI 320-0X (530) - Manual (Page 18)

1-4 Overview
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1.3 Hardware
You can install the MegaRAID 320-0X storage adapter in a special PCI-X
expansion slot in a system motherboard that has the LSI Logic 53C1020
or 53C1030 SCSI chip. The following subsection describes the hardware
configuration features for the MegaRAID 320-0X storage adapter.
1.3.1 Storage Adapter Configurations
Table 1.1 describes the configurations for the MegaRAID 320-0X storage
adapter.
Table 1.1 MegaRAID 320-0X Storage Adapter Features
Specifications MegaRAID 320-0X
RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50
SCSI Device Types Synchronous or Asynchronous
Devices per SCSI Channel Up to 15 Wide SCSI devices
SCSI Data Transfer Rate Up to 320 Mbytes/s per channel
SCSI Bus LVD or SE
Cache Function Write-back, Write-through, Adaptive Read
Ahead, Non Read Ahead, Read Ahead,
Cache I/O, Direct I/O
Multiple Logical Drives/Arrays
per Controller Up to 40 logical drives per controller
Maximum # of MegaRAID 320
Storage Adapters per System One MegaRAID 320-0X adapter, though other
MegaRAID adapters can be supported. A total
of up to 12 MegaRAID adapters can be
supported, though there may be fewer slots
available on the motherboard.
Online Capacity Expansion Yes
Dedicated and Pool Hot Spare Yes
Hot Swap Devices Supported Yes
Non-Disk Devices Supported Yes
Mixed Capacity Hard Drives Yes
Cluster Support No
Hardware Exclusive OR (XOR)
Assistance Yes
Direct I/O Yes
Architecture Fusion-MPT