AOC-SAT2-MV8 User's Guide
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1. Introduction
T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d
knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro's SAT2-MV8
SATA Controller into their system. It provides detailed information for the
installation and use of the SAT2-MV8 card. The Supermicro SAT2-MV8 of-
fers an innovative, complete and cost effective solution to the ever-increas-
ing demands of disk density and data integrity of today's servers.
1.1 Overview
The SAT2-MV8 is a highly efficient, highly compatible and easy-to-use SATA
RAID Controller that allows the user to configure RAID functions by using
Marvell's 88SX6081 8-port Serial ATA Host Controller, offering 64-bit PCI-X
bus interface with high performance features. With the SATA physical
interface support at 1.5 and 3.0 Gbps, the SAT2-MV8 is a high speed, high
bandwidth RAID Controller that can integrate multiple high capacity drives to
provide the user with maximum storage space.
Product Features
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Low profile Form Factor (w/ the PCB size of 2.5" H x 6.4" W)
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Marvell's 88SX6081 8-port Serial ATA Host Controller
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Eight SATA ports @ 1.5 or 3.0 Gigabits per second (Gbps)
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64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X bus
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Flash BIOS Interface
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Presence LED Indicator and Activity Indicator for each port
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Software RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD (-simple volume) supported
(*Note: Some operating systems might not support Software RAID.)
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Bootability from a single drive.
Operating Systems supported
• Windows 2000,
XP,
2003, XP EM64T, 2003 EM64T
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Linux: (-source code provided)--the driver disks currently available:
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RedHat 9 (2.4.20-6 and 2.4.20-8)
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RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 2, Update 3, and Update 4.
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RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 EM64T/X86_64 Update 3 and Update 4.
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RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 and RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 EM64T/X86_64.
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SuSE 9.1, 9.2 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.
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Fedora Core 3.
An Important Note to the User
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All images and layouts shown in this user's guide were based upon
the latest revision available at the time of publishing. The card you've
received may or may not look exactly the same as the ones shown in
this manual.
