User`s guide

PCIe to 3.0-Gb/s SAS Host Bus Adapters User’s Guide v
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Preface
This document is the user’s guide for the LSI PCI Express to 3.0-Gb/s
SAS host bus adapters, referred to as LSI PCIe to SAS host bus
adapters. It contains a functional description of the LSI PCIe to SAS host
bus adapters as well as physical and electrical specifications. It also
contains instructions for installing the host bus adapters and for
connecting SAS devices.
Audience
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with Serial
Attached SCSI (SAS) devices and PCI Express devices. This document
benefits people installing and using the LSI PCIe to SAS host bus
adapter.
Organization
This document has the following chapters:
• Chapter 1, Introduction, describes the LSI PCIe to SAS host bus
adapters.
• Chapter 2, Hardware Installation, describes how to install the LSI
PCIe to SAS host bus adapters in a system.
• Chapter 3, Host Bus Adapter Characteristics, provides the
environmental and electrical specifications for the LSI PCIe to SAS
host bus adapters. This chapter also provides the mechanical
drawings and connector locations for the LSI PCIe to SAS host bus
adapters.