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PCI-E SAS RAID
6Gb/s SAS MegaRAID
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$913.64	$1,005.00
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Description
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9280-8e SGL Single Pack, PCI-e 2.0 x8, 6Gb/s throughput per port, LSISAS2108 ROC, 8-port External SAS/SATA RAID 0,1,5,6,10,50,60, 2 x External mini-SAS connectors(SFF-8088), 512MB cache, Low Profile, support up to 240 SAS/SATA hard drives or SSDs, optional BBU(direct attach), 15.2 x 26 x 4.1cm Today�s newest external enclosure designs are based on architectures that support both SATA and SAS drives. The MegaRAID� SAS 9280-8e, with eight external SATA+SAS ports, is ideal for configuring these external enclosures with your choice of high-performance SAS hard drives, high-capacity SATA hard drives or energy-efficient solid state drives (SSDs). With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS 9280-8e bring users new features and improved performance, while continuing to support all the features of the previous 3Gb/s SATA+SAS generation. This feature line controller employs the latest in RAID-on-Chip technology, complies with the PCI Express� 2.0 specification and provides additional data security using LSI SafeStore encryption services.
Detailed Description

Features

• Eight external SATA+SAS ports
• Two mini-SAS SFF-8088 x4 connectors
• 6Gb/s throughput per port
• LSISAS2108 RAID-on-Chip (ROC)
  o 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
  o Instant secure erase
• SSD support with SSD Guard�
• Global and dedicated hot spare with revertible hot spare support
  o Automatic rebuild
  o Enclosure affinity
  o Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays
• Single controller multipathing (failover)
• I/O load balancing
• Comprehensive RAID management suite

Benefits

• Superior performance
  o Maximum reads: 2,875MB/s
  o 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
• Ideal for external subsystems using large numbers of SATA or SAS drives
• SafeStore Encryption Services for more secure data protection
• Low-profile MD2 form factor for space-limited 1U and 2U environments