HP DL360 Serial Attached SCSI storage technology, 2nd Edition - Page 1

Serial Attached SCSI storage technology 2nd Edition Abstract...2 Transition from parallel to serial SCSI protocol 2 SAS terminology...2 SAS technology ...3 SAS devices ...3 Initiators ...4 Expanders ...4 Targets ...4 Differential signaling ...5 SAS protocol evolution ...6 SAS-1 ...6 SAS-2 ...6 SAS-2.1 ...6 Active cables ...6 Storage power management...7 SAS/SATA interoperability ...8 Cabling and connectors ...9 Mini SAS 4x cable connectors and receptacles 9 Mini SAS 8x cable connectors ...11 SAS topologies...11 Internal...11 External...13 Multi-node clusters ...14 Zoning ...14 SAS performance ...16 For more information...18 Call to action ...18