8 port, 2 internal 8087 connectors, Fast 500 MHz PowerPC RAID Chip, 128mb DDR2 cache, RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 6, RAID spans 10, 50 and 60, 3 year warranty.
$549.00
Part#:
SC-SAS8708ELP
The MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP, a second generation SAS / SATA RAID adapter from LSI, addresses demands in a cost-effective, yet powerful internal RAID solution for entry-level server and small office environments. The MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP adapter features the LSISAS1078 IC, a powerful I/O storage engine that transparently performs all data protection, data checking, and restoration tasks.
This low-profile adapter offers eight internal 3Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) ports on two SFF8087 mini multi-lane connectors, 667Mhz DDRII write cache, and a PCI Express host interface. Furthermore, system builders can choose high performance SAS disks or low-cost, high-capacity SATA drives - or a combination of both - for greater system design flexibility. The 8708ELP offers support for both SAS expanders as well as SATA native command queuing (NCQ). Key MegaRAID features include:
- RAID 6 as well as RAID 0, 1 & 5
- RAID spans 10, 50 & 60
- Check consistency for background data integrity
- Patrol Read for media scanning and repairing
- Up to 32TB LUN support
Features
- LSISAS1078 RAID on Chip - 500MHz PowerPC, Hardware RAID 5 & 6 engines
- 8 SAS/SATA compatible ports
- 2 mini-SAS 4i connectors (8087) - 3 Gb/s throughput per port
- Fits PCI Express slot, x4 or x8
- 667Mhz DDRII cache (128MB)
- Optional battery backup module
- Connect up to 16 intermixed SAS and SATA devices within the same array
- RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 6
- RAID Spans 10, 50 and 60
- Auto-resume on array rebuild
- Auto resume array reconstruction
- Online Capacity Expansion
- RAID Level Migration (RLM)
- Create 64 logical volumes
- Up to 32TB LUN support
- Comprehensive management tools
- Audible alarm circuit
