LSI MegaRAID 9280-4i4e SAS 2.0 RAID Controller

The MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e, with four internal and four external ports, supports both internal drive storage and external JBOD expansion. Using the external SAS ports, multiple JBODs can be connected to a server, providing a scalable and affordable solution for growing storage requirements. With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID 9280-4i4e brings users new features and improved performance while continuing to support all the features of the previous 3Gb/s SATA+SAS generation.

Highlights

• Superior performance
• Maximum reads: 2,875MB/s
• Maximum writes: 1,850MB/s
• PCI Express 2.0 provides faster signaling for high-bandwidth applications
• Support for 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s SATA and SAS hard drives for maximum inside-the-box flexibility
• Scalable and affordable solution using external connector for connection to JBODs
• SafeStore Encryption Services for more secure data protection

Specifications

• Four internal + four external 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports
• One mini-SAS SFF-8087 x4 internal connector
• One mini-SAS SFF-8088 external connector
• 6Gb/s throughput per port
• LSISAS2108 ROC
• 800MHz PowerPC
• Low-profile MD2 form factor (6.6" X 2.536")
• x8 PCI Express 2.0 host interface
• 512MB DDRII cache (800MHz)
• Optional battery backup unit (direct attach)
• Connect up to 240 SATA and/or SAS devices
• RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 6
• RAID spans 10, 50 and 60
• Auto-resume on rebuild
• Auto-resume on reconstruction
• Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)
• Online RAID Level Migration (RLM)
• SafeStore Encryption Services
• Instant secure erase
• SSD support with SSD Guard
• Global and dedicated hot spare with revertible hot spare support
• - Automatic rebuild
• - Enclosure affinity
• - Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays
• Single controller multipathing (failover)
• I/O load balancing
• Comprehensive RAID management suite

Reference

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