Avago Technologies MegaRAID SCSI 320-0 (520-0 CH) - Manual (Page 17)

MegaRAID320 Storage Adapters User’s Guide 1-1
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Chapter 1
Overview
This section provides a general overview of the MegaRAID 320 series of
PCI-to-SCSI Storage Adapters with RAID control capabilities. It consists
of the following sections.
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Section 1.1, “Overview”
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Section 1.2, “Features”
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Section 1.3, “Hardware”
1.1 Overview
The MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapters are high-performance intelligent
PCI-to-SCSI host adapters with RAID control capabilities. MegaRAID
320 Storage Adapters provide reliability, high performance, and fault-
tolerant disk subsystem management. They are an ideal RAID solution
for the internal storage of workgroup, departmental, and enterprise
systems. MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapters offer a cost-effective way to
implement RAID in a server.
MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapters are available with one, two, or four
SCSI channels. There are two versions of the MegaRAID 320-1 Storage
Adapter. The following are descriptions of the adapters:
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The MegaRAID 320-1 Storage Adapter (single-channel) has one
LSI53C1020 controller chip that controls one SCSI channel. The
Storage Adapter has one very high-density cable interconnect
(VHDCI) 68-pin external SCSI connector and one high-density cable
interconnect (HDCI) 68-pin internal SCSI connector.