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12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS RAID Controllers User Guide
February 2015
Glossary
R
RAID
Acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks (originally Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks). An array (group) of multiple
independent drives managed together to yield higher reliability, performance, or both exceeding that of a single drive. The RAID
array appears to the controller as a single storage unit. I/O is expedited because several drives can be accessed simultaneously.
Redundant RAID levels (RAID levels 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60) provide data protection.
RAID levels
A set of techniques applied to drive groups to deliver higher data availability, performance characteristics, or both to host
environments. Each virtual drive must have a RAID level assigned to it.
S
SAS
Acronym for Serial Attached SCSI. A serial, point-to-point, enterprise-level device interface that leverages the proven SCSI protocol
set. The SAS interface provides improved performance, simplified cabling, smaller connections, lower pin count, and lower power
requirements when compared to parallel SCSI. SAS controllers leverage a common electrical and physical connection interface that
is compatible with Serial ATA.
The SAS controllers support the ANSI Serial Attached SCSI Standard, Version 2.0. In addition, the controller supports the Serial
ATA III (SATA III) protocol defined by the Serial ATA Specification, Version 3.0. Supporting both the SAS interface and the SATA III
interface, the SAS controller is a versatile controller that provides the backbone of both server and high-end workstation
environments. Each port on the SAS RAID controller supports SAS devices, SATA devices, or both.
SAS device
Any device that conforms to the SAS standard and is attached to the SAS bus by a SAS cable. This includes SAS RAID controllers
(host adapters) and SAS peripherals.
SATA
Acronym for Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. A physical storage interface standard, SATA is a serial link that provides
point-to-point connections between devices. The thinner serial cables allow for better airflow within the system and permit smaller
chassis designs.
SMP
Acronym for Serial Management Protocol. SMP communicates topology management information directly with an attached SAS
expander device. Each PHY on the controller can function as an SMP initiator.
SSP
Acronym for Serial SCSI Protocol. SSP enables communication with other SAS devices. Each PHY on the SAS controller can function
as an SSP initiator or an SSP target.
STP
Acronym for Serial Tunneling Protocol. STP enables communication with a SATA device through an attached expander. Each PHY on
the SAS controller can function as an STP initiator.
strip
The portion of a stripe that resides on a single drive.
stripe size
The total drive space consumed by a stripe not including a parity drive. For example, if a stripe contains 64 KB of drive space and has
16 KB of data residing on each drive, the stripe size is 64 KB and the strip size is 16 KB.
A larger stripe size produces improved read performance, especially if most of the reads are sequential. For mostly random reads,
select a smaller stripe size.
striping
Drive striping writes data across two or more drives. Each stripe spans two or more drives but consumes only a portion of each
drive. Each drive, therefore, may have several stripes. The amount of space consumed by a stripe is the same on each drive that is
included in the stripe. The portion of a stripe that resides on a single drive is a strip, also known as a stripe element. Striping by itself
does not provide data redundancy; striping in combination with parity provides data redundancy.

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