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LSI Nytro WarpDrive Application Acceleration Cards User Guide
June 2013
Chapter 3: Characteristics
LSI Nytro WarpDrive 6203 Card Physical Characteristics
3.2 LSI Nytro WarpDrive 6203 Card Physical Characteristics
The LSI Nytro WarpDrive 6203 card uses a low-profile, half-height, and half-length PCIe board.
The LSI Nytro WarpDrive 6203 card uses a SAS2008 controller with drive firmware that runs on its internal processor.
The controller connects to up to four embedded nonvolatile memory modules. The LSI Nytro WarpDrive 6203 card
can be used for either persistent or nonpersistent data and offers high-performance with low latency and a low
CPU burden.
The following figure shows the LSI Nytro WarpDrive 6203 card.
Figure 6 LSI Nytro WarpDrive 6203 Card
3.2.1 LEDs
Three board-mounted, right-angle LEDs shine through holes in the PCI bracket: one is for data activity, one is for drive
life, and one is for drive status. The LEDs are labeled on the bracket.
3.2.2 Troubleshooting the LSI Nytro WarpDrive Card
The LEDs provide key status information to diagnose any problem with the LSI Nytro WarpDrive card. You can also
contact
Technical Support. The following figure shows the LED layout.