1.7Hardware Specifications

You can install the MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers in a computer with a motherboard that has a PCI Express slot. Table 1.2 describes the hardware configuration features for the MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers.

Table 1.2

MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controller Features

 

 

 

 

 

MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i, SAS 9240-8i, SAS 9260-4i,

 

 

SAS 9260-8i, SAS 9260-8e, SAS 9260DE-8i, SAS

 

 

9280-4i/4e, SAS 9280-8e, and SAS 9280DE-8e RAID

Specification

 

Controllers

 

 

 

RAID levels

 

0, 1, 5, 6, 00, 10, 50, 60

 

 

Devices supported

Up to 15 SAS devices or SATA II devices (such as

per port

 

drives and expanders)

 

 

Number of ports

MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i RAID controller – Four ports

 

 

through one SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS

 

 

connector

 

 

MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i RAID controller – Eight

 

 

ports through two SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS

 

 

connectors

 

 

MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i RAID controller – Four ports

 

 

through one SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS

 

 

connector

 

 

MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i RAID controller – Eight

 

 

ports through two SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS

 

 

connectors

 

 

MegaRAID SAS 9260DE-8i RAID controller – Eight

 

 

ports through two SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS

 

 

connectors

 

 

MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i RAID controller – Eight

 

 

ports through two SFF-8087 mini-SAS 4i connectors

 

 

MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i/4e RAID controller – Four

 

 

ports through one SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS

 

 

connector and four ports through one SFF-8088 x4

 

 

external mini SAS connector

 

 

MegaRAID SAS 9280-8e RAID controller – Eight

 

 

ports through two SFF-8088 x4 external mini SAS

 

 

connectors

 

 

MegaRAID SAS 9280DE-8e RAID controller – Eight

 

 

ports through two SFF-8088 x4 external mini SAS

 

 

connectors

 

 

Data transfer rate

Up to 6Gb/s per PHY

 

 

 

Bus

 

PCI Express 2.0

 

 

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