Product Brief MegaRAID® SAS 9266-8i Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express SATA+SAS RAID Controller Highest Server RAID Performance for Database and Multimedia Applications Key Features ■■ ■■ ■■ As storage demands expand and processing loads grow, it becomes increasingly more difficult Eight Internal 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports for administrators to achieve maximum performance from their applications. The newest line Two Mini-SAS internal connector (SFF8087) of MegaRAID® 6Gb/s SATA+SAS controller cards, built on the LSI SAS 2208 dual-core ROC, offer LSI SAS 2208 Dual- core 6Gb/s ROC The MegaRAID SAS 9266-8i controller, with eight internal ports, delivers two 800MHz PowerPC –x2 – 800MHz PowerPC Processors unmatched I/O performance for database applications and streaming digital media environments. processor cores and a 72-bit DDRIII interface that drives 1GB cache memory. Users can deploy ■■ 1GB DDRIII cache memory ■■ RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 performance gains. Alternatively, for users implementing server platforms based on solid-state Support for NAND flash or BBU cache protection solution storage, these next-generation MegaRAID controllers exploit the potential of SSDs for unsurpassed ■■ Key Advantages ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ Unmatched RAID performance the MegaRAID SAS 9266-8i controller in existing HDD-based server environments for significant performance and enterprise-class reliability. Protect Cached Data with MegaRAID CacheVault™ Technology or BBU Connect up to 128 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s SATA and SAS hard drives or SSDs RAID caching is a cost-effective way to improve I/O performance by writing data to a controllers’ Helps users realize potential of solidstate storage deployments is made permanent on disk. To avoid the possibility of data loss or corruption during a power or CacheVault technology option for greener, lower total cost cache protection (LSICVM01) Heat-tolerant battery backup option (LSIiBBU09) cache before it is written to disk. In write-back mode, data written to cache is vulnerable until it server failure, Avago offers the CacheVault flash cache protection module or the LSIiBBU09 battery backup unit for the MegaRAID SAS 9266-8i controller. CacheVault flash cache protection uses NAND flash memory powered by a super-capacitor to help protect data stored in the MegaRAID controller cache. The RAID controller automatically writes the data in cache to flash when a power failure occurs, while the super-capacitor keeps the current going during the process. When the power comes back, the DRAM is recovered from flash and the system goes on without loss of data. Customers have the flexibility to choose a traditional LiON battery solution or a greener, lower TCO cache protection solution with MegaRAID CacheVault technology. Support for Advanced Software Options The family of 6Gb/s MegaRAID controllers are designed to support advanced software options that provide white box channel partners with enhanced performance and data protection capabilities. These new software options help enable end users to address key business challenges while helping to deliver a higher return on their IT investments. MegaRAID CacheCade® software and MegaRAID Fast Path software boost transactional I/O performance of solid state disk configurations, while MegaRAID Recovery software and MegaRAID SafeStore™ software enable enhanced data protection and security. Intuitive RAID Management Utility The MegaRAID Management Suite™ of software provides essential tools to manage MegaRAID products, whether deployed in an enterprise or small business. Avago offers a collection of applications and tools including a pre-boot setup utility and a full spectrum of online RAID management utilities. This suite of applications allows administrators to adjust SAS or SATA topology views from the system host, controller and disk enclosure down to the logical and physical drive level. Extending to enterprise deployments, these tools scale to more easily configure, monitor and manage RAID and JBOD volumes locally or over the LAN network. Product Brief LSI MegaRAID® SAS 9266-4i Solution Provided Eight-port internal SAS solution for performance-hungry applications using up to 128 SAS, SATA and solid state drives (SSDs) Physical Dimensions MD2 Low Profile (6.6” x 2.536”) Internal Connectors Two Mini-SAS SFF8087 Internal connector (side mount) Device Support Up to 128 SAS and/or SATA hard drives and SSDs Host Bus Type x8 lane PCI Express 2.0 compliant Data Transfer Rates Up to 6Gb/s per port I/O Processor/SAS Controller LSI SAS 2208 Dual-Core RAID on Chip (ROC) Cache Memory 1 GB 1333MHz DDRIII SDRAM Cache Protection Key RAID Data Protection Features MegaRAID CacheVault flash cache protection (optional – LSICVM01 / LSI00297) MegaRAID LSIiBBU09 (optional – LSIiBBU09 / LSI00279) •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 •Configurable stripe size up to 1MB •Fast initialization for quick array setup •Check Consistency for background data integrity •Patrol read for media scanning and repairing •64 logical drive 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) Operating Temperature Maximum ambient: Controller Card: 55°C, with optional CVM01: 55°C, with optional LSIiBBU09: 55°C Operating Voltage +3.3V, +12V MTBF (Calculated) 1,031,514 hours Hardware Warranty 3 years, free advanced technical support, advanced replacement option 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 Software leverages SSDs in front of HDD volumes to create high-capacity, high-performance controller cache pools •MegaRAID 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, Solaris™ (x86), FreeBSD®, VMware® and more. * Visit the download center for the most complete list of supported operating systems: www.lsi.com/support Ordering Information MegaRAID SAS 9266-8i LSICVM01 LSIiBBU09 Single Pack: LSI00295 Kit: LSI00297 Kit: LSI00279 Kit: LSI00296 Visit the Avago Storage by LSI website at: lsi.com Avago, Avago Technologies, MegaRAID, and the Storage by LSI logo are trademarks of Avago Technologies. 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