LSI53C896 Datasheet, PDF (1/4 Pages) List of Unclassifed Manufacturers – ULTRA2 SCSI CONTROLLER

LSI53C896
ULTRA2 SCSI CONTROLLER
PCI-DUAL CHANNEL ULTRA2 SCSI MULTIFUNCTION CONTROLLER
OVERVIEW
In the fast-growing server and workstation marketplace, higher levels
of performance and integration are required to stay competitive. As a
result, data accessibility and the subsequent performance of the I/O
subsystem are paramount. To meet these market demands, LSI Logic developed
the LSI53C896 controller. This highly integrated single-chip solution provides
compute and data intensive designs a full featured SCSI solution for embedding
on the mainboard or as a host adapter.
APPLICATIONS
• Servers – Internet/Intranet network, video, e-mail, printing, database
management, etc.
• Workstations – CAD/CAM, industrial simulation, etc.
• Host attach for RAID and JBOD mass storage subsystems – Anywhere
data access is the bottleneck
SDMS SOFTWARE FOR THE LSI53C896
Most high-performance storage subsystems require hardware, firmware
and software components to create a total I/O solution. To be of value, the
solution must interoperate across the wide range of operating and computing
systems available. It is for this reason SDMS^™ software supports the
LSI53C896 to provide a complete high-performance SCSI I/O solution.
SDMS software has been certified for, and in most cases bundled with, lead-
ing operating systems. Likewise, the LSI logic BIOS is easily integrated and
coexists with popular industry system BIOS offerings as well as providing
boot capabilities for nontraditional boot devices like CD-ROMS.
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BENEFITS
• Ultra2 SCSI performance up to
160 MBps aggregate throughput
• Two Ultra2 SCSI channels allow
peripherals to be organized to
optimize storage characteristics
and performance
• LVDIink^™ transceivers provide
the data reliability and cable
distances expected from
differential signaling
• Fully supported with Storage
Device Management System
(SDMS^™) software
• Local memory and expansion
buses reduce PCI overhead
when instructions are fetched
locally
• Supports PC99 and Power
Management 1.1