LSI00333 LSI Megaraid 9286CV-8e 8-Port Ext. PCIe 3.0 6Gb/s SATA+SAS RAID with CacheVault Flash NAND

$920.00

Overview

Second-generation eight-port 6Gb/s SATA+SAS RAID controller, built on the LSISAS2208 dual-core ROC
Proven interoperability with the latest server platforms based on the PCI Express? 3.0 specification

Features

Eight external SATA+SAS ports
Two mini-SAS SFF-8088 x4 connectors
6Gb/s throughput per port
LSISAS2208 Dual Core ROC
o 800MHz PowerPC?
MD2 Low profile (6.6" X 2.536")
x8 PCI Express 2.0 host interface
1GB DDRIII cache (1333MHz)
MegaRAID CacheVault flash cache protection (included)
Connect up to 240 SATA and/or SAS devices
RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 6
RAID spans 10, 50 and 60

Benefits

Second generation 6Gb/s SATA+SAS with unprecedented levels of performance
External JBOD expansion for up to 240 SATA and SAS HDDs and SSDs
Proven interoperability with the latest server platforms based on the PCI Express 3.0 specification
Designed for IOPs performance and advanced software options help users realize full benefits of SSD deployments
CacheVault technology included for greener, lower total cost cache protection
Support for CacheCade? Pro 2.0 read/write caching software to accelerate I/O performance of existing HDD arrays using SSDs as high-performance cache.
Helps meet high I/O transaction demands of database and datacenter applications
Provides the sustained data transfer rates and high sequential bandwidth to meet processing requirements of digital media, video and imaging environments

Specifications

Solution Provided	Eight-port external SATA+SAS solution for performance-hungry external storage environments using up to 240 SAS, SATA and solid state drives (SSDs)
Physical Dimensions	MD2 Low profile (6.6? X 2.536?)
Internal Connectors	Two Mini-SAS SFF8088 external connectors
Device Support	Up to 240 SAS and/or SATA hard drives and SSDs
Host Bus Type	x8 lane PCI Express 3.0 compliant
Data Transfer Rates	Up to 6Gb/s per port
I/O Processor/SAS Controller	LSISAS2208 Dual-Core RAID on Chip (ROC)
Cache Memory	1 GB 1333MHz DDRIII SDRAM
Cache Protection	MegaRAID? CacheVault flash cache protection (included)
Operating Temperature	Maximum ambient: Controller Card: 60?C, with optional LSIiBBU09: 55?C
Operating Voltage	+3.3V, +12V
MTBF (Calculated)	1,251,284 hours
Regulatory Certifications	EN55022, EN55024, EN60950, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3; FCC Class A, Class B; UL1950; UL; CSA C22.2; VCCI; RRL for MIC; BSMI; C-tick
RAID Management	MegaRAID Management Suite MegaRAID Storage Manager MegaCLI (command-line interface) WebBIOS
Optional SSD Optimization	MegaRAID CacheCade Pro 2.0 Software leverages SSDs in front of HDD volumes to create high-capacity, high-performance controller cache poolsMegaRAID Fast Path Software provides high-performance I/O acceleration for SSD arrays connected to 6Gb/s MegaRAID SATA+SAS controllers
OS Support	Extensive support includes Microsoft? Windows? Vista/2008/Server 2003/2000/XP, Linux?, Solaris? (x86), Netware?, FreeBSD?, VMware? and more. * Visit the LSI download Center for the most complete list of supported operating systems: lsi.com/channel/support
Ordering Information	MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8e Single Pack: LSI00333 LSI00333 BBU-BRACKET-05 Kit: LSI00291

Key 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 arrays
array rebuild or reconstruction (RLM)
Single controller Multipathing (failover)
Load Balancing
Configurable stripe size up to 1MB
Fast initialization for quick array setup
Check Consistency for background data integrity
SSD Support with SSD Guard? technology
Patrol read for media scanning and repairing
64 logical drive support
Up to 64TB LUN support
DDF compliant Configuration on Disk (COD)
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)