LSI MegaRAID SAS LSI9280-8e 8-port 6Gb/s PCI-Express SGL RAID Controller

Mfr Part Number: LSI00205 (LSI9280-8E SGL)

Feature:

* 8x external SATA+SAS ports

* 2x mini-SAS SFF-8088 x4 connector

* 6Gb/s throughput per port

* LSISAS2108 RAID-on-Chip (ROC): 800MHz PowerPC

* Low-profile MD2 form factor (6.6" X 2.536")

* x8 PCI Express 2.0 host interface

* 512MB DDR2 cache (800MHz)

* Optional battery backup unit (direct attach)

* Connect upto 32 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

Connectors: 2x Mini SAS SFF8088 external connectors

Device Support: Upto 240 SATA and/or SAS hard drive and SSDs

Host Bus Type: x8 lane PCI-Express 2.0 compliant

Data Transfer Rates: Upto 6Gb/s per port

I/O Processor/SAS Controller: LSISAS2108 RAID-on-Chip(ROC)

Cache Memory: 512MB DDR2-800 SDRAM integrated

Battery Backup Unit: Optional LSIiBBU07

RAID Data Protection Features:

* RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 6

* RAID spans 10, 50 and 60

* Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)

* Online RAID Level Migration (RLM)

* Auto resume after loss of system power during array rebuild or reconstruction (RLM)

* Single controller Multipathing(failover)

* Load balancing

* Configure stripe size upto 1MB

* Fast initialization for quick array setup

* Check Consistency for background data integrity

* Safestore Encryption Service- Instant Secure Erase

* SSD Support with SSD Guard

* Patrol read for media scanning and repairing

* 64 logical drive support

* DDF compliant Configuration on Disk (COD)

* Upto 64 TB LUN support

* S.M.A.R.T support

* Global and dedicated Hot Spare with Revertible Hot Spare support

• Automatic rebuild
• Enclosure affinity
• Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays

* Enclosure management: SES (inband); SGPIO (sideband)

Operating Voltage: +3.3V

RAID Management (MegaRAID Management Suite): MegaRAID Storage Manager; MegaCLI (command-line interface); WebBIOS

Dimensions: MD2 Low Profile (6.6 x 2.536 inch)

Package Content: MegaRAID SAS 9280-8e, QIG, LP bracket, Driver & Documentation CD