MegaRAID 8480 Storage Adapter User’s Guide iii
Copyright © 2006-2007 by LSI Corporation. All rights reserved.
Preface
This book is the primary reference and user’s guide for the LSI
MegaRAID
®
8480 RAID Storage Adapter. It contains installation
instructions and specifications for the adapter.
For details on how to configure the storage adapter, refer to the
MegaRAID 8480 Software User’s Guide
. For information about the
operating system drivers, refer to the
MegaRAID 8480 Device Driver
Installation User’s Guide
.
Audience
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID
controllers and related support devices. The people who benefit from this
book are:
• Engineers who are designing a system that will include a MegaRAID
8480 SAS Storage Adapter
• Anyone installing a MegaRAID 8480 Storage Adapter in a
RAID system
Organization
This document has the following chapters and appendix:
• Chapter 1, Overview, provides a general overview of the MegaRAID
8480 Storage Adapter.
• Chapter 2, MegaRAID 8480 Hardware Installation, describes the
procedures for installing the MegaRAID 8480 Storage Adapter.
• Chapter 3, MegaRAID 8480 Storage Adapter Characteristics,
provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the
MegaRAID 8480 Storage Adapter.
