User Manual
Table Of Contents
- MyStorage® ManagementSoftware
- Chapter1 MyStorage Management Software Overview
- Chapter2 MyStorage Management Software Installation
- Chapter3 Getting Started withMyStorage Management Software
- Chapter4 Operating Fibre Channel MyStorage Management Software
- Chapter5 Operating SAS/SATA MyStorage Management Software
- 5.1 Storage Topology: LSI SAS/SATA Adapters
- 5.2 Storage Topology: LSI SAS/SATA Expanders
- 5.3 Typical SAS/SATA Topologies
- 5.4 Storage Topology: Storage Devices
- 5.5 RAID Topology: LSI SAS/SATA Adapters
- 5.6 RAID Topology: Storage Devices
- 5.7 Event Logs
- 5.8 Backup/Restore/Update Adapter Firmware
- 5.9 Launch Web Browser
- AppendixA Enable Boot Option for Fibre Channel HBAs
- Customer Feedback
5-4 Operating SAS/SATA MyStorage Management Software
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5.1.2.2 SAS Address
The SAS address is a unique worldwide name assigned to a SAS
initiator port, SAS target port, expander device, SAS initiator device, or
SAS target device.
5.1.2.3 Phy Routing
There are three types of phy routing: Table Routing, Direct Routing and
Subtractive Routing. A brief description of the different types of routing
is given below.
Direct routing method: – The method the expander connection
manager uses to establish a connection with an end device.
Table routing method: – The method the expander connection
manager uses to route connection requests to an expander device using
an expander routing table.
Subtractive routing method: – The method the expander connection
manager uses to route connection requests not resolved using the direct
routing method or table routing method to an expander device.
5.1.3 Advanced SAS/SATA Adapter Information
This tab gives the information about the advanced settings of the
adapter. Information like adapter address, adapter chipset or name,
number of supported buses and the maximum number of supported
devices is provided by this tab.