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Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI (SAS

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Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) A In this appendix... Terminology Used in This Chapter 60 What is SAS? ...60 How Do SAS Devices Communicate 61 What's a Phy? ...61 What's a SAS Port?...62 What's a SAS Address?...62 What's a SAS Connector? ...62 What do SAS Cables Look Like 63 How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS 63 What are the SAS Connection Options 63 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI 65 This section provides a basic overview of the main features of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), introduces some common SAS terms, and explains how SAS differs from parallel SCSI. Note: For technical articles and tutorials about SAS, refer to the SCSI Trade Association (STATM) Web site at www.scsita.org.

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A
Introduction to Serial Attached
SCSI (SAS)
In this appendix...
Terminology Used in This Chapter
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60
What is SAS?
...........................................................................................................................
60
How Do SAS Devices Communicate?
...................................................................................
61
What’s a Phy?
..........................................................................................................................
61
What’s a SAS Port?
..................................................................................................................
62
What’s a SAS Address?
............................................................................................................
62
What’s a SAS Connector?
.......................................................................................................
62
What do SAS Cables Look Like?
............................................................................................
63
How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?
................................................................................
63
What are the SAS Connection Options?
...............................................................................
63
How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?
.............................................................................
65
This section provides a basic overview of the main features of Serial Attached
SCSI (
SAS
), introduces some common SAS terms, and explains how SAS differs
from parallel SCSI.
Note:
For technical articles and tutorials about SAS, refer to the SCSI Trade Association
(STA
TM
) Web site at www.scsita.org.