Figure 3. Connectors on the FastTrak TX8668 card
Ports 1-4
Ports 5-8
Task 3: Connecting the TX4660 and TX8660
The FastTrak TX4660 and TX8660 cards support SATA 1.5Gb/s, SATA 3.0 Gb/s,
and SAS disk drives. For optimal performance, install disk drives of the same
model and capacity. The drives' matched performance allows the logical drive to
function better as a single drive.
The table above shows the number of drives required for each RAID level and
the RAID levels supported by the FastTrak TX4660 and TX8660 cards.
TX8668
Level
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 10
4 minimum + even number
JBOD
SPAN
Task 3: Connecting the TX4660 and TX8660
Number of Drives
any number
2 only
3 or more
1 only
any number
7
Global LED
Connectors