LSI 25083 manual MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controller Family, MegaRAID SAS 9240 RAID Controllers

Chapter 3

MegaRAID SAS RAID

Controller Characteristics

This chapter describes the characteristics of the LSI MegaRAID Serial Attached SCSI/Serial ATA II 6Gb/s RAID controllers. It consists of the following sections:

•Section 3.1, “MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controller Family”

•Section 3.2, “MegaRAID SAS 6Gb/s RAID Controller Characteristics”

•Section 3.3, “Technical Specifications”

3.1MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controller Family

The MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers are dual PHY, SAS PCI Express RAID controllers and are used in a system with a

PCI Express slot. PCI Express goes beyond the PCI specification in that it is intended as a unifying I/O architecture for various systems: desktops, workstations, mobile, server, communications, and embedded devices.

The following subsection provides graphics and connector information for the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers.

3.1.1MegaRAID SAS 9240 RAID Controllers

The MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i low-profile SAS/SATA II RAID controller controls four internal SAS/SATA ports through one SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS connector.

The MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i low-profile SAS/SATA II RAID controller controls eight internal SAS/SATA ports through two SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS connectors.

MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controllers User’s Guide 3-1

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