Product Brief MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express 3.0 SATA+SAS RAID Controller Unmatched RAID Performance for Next-Generation Servers and Storage Key Features Todays data center, cloud and high-performance computing environments not only require Eight internal 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports increased storage capacity to handle massive volumes of data, but are also challenged to protect and deliver data as quickly as possible to meet the needs of applications and end users. To address Two Mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF8087) these performance demands as capacity scales, the newest 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers from Avago SAS 2208 Dual- core 6Gb/s ROC o er a powerful combination of intelligent performance, enterprise RAID data protection and x2 800MHz PowerPC Processors proven interoperability with the latest server platforms based on the PCI Express 3.0 specifi cation. PCI Express 3.0 Host Interface The MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i, with eight internal ports, delivers two 800MHz PowerPC processor cores and a 72-bit DDRIII interface that drives 1GB cache memory. Powered by the LSI SAS 2208 1GB DDRIII cache memory dual-core ROC, the 9271-8i controller includes the latest PCI Express 3.0 and 6Gb/s SAS technology RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 and helps users to maximize the performance benefi ts of solid state storage. Support for NAND fl ash or BBU cache protection solution Protect Cached Data with MegaRAID CacheVault Technology or BBU Key Advantages RAID caching is a cost-e ective way to improve I/O performance by writing data to a controllers Unmatched RAID performance cache before it is written to disk. In write-back mode, data written to cache is vulnerable until it Connect up to 128 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s is made permanent on disk. To avoid the possibility of data loss or corruption during a power or SATA and SAS hard drives or SSDs server failure, Avago o ers the CacheVault fl ash cache protection module or the LSIiBBU09 battery Helps users realize potential of solid- state storage deployments backup unit for the MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i controller. CacheVault fl ash cache protection uses CacheVault technology option for NAND fl ash memory powered by a super-capacitor to help protect data stored in the MegaRAID greener, lower total cost cache controller cache. The RAID controller automatically writes the data in cache memory to fl ash storage protection (LSICVM01) when a power failure occurs, while the super-capacitor keeps the current going during the process. Heat-tolerant battery backup option When the power comes back, the DRAM is recovered from fl ash storage and the system goes on (LSIiBBU09) without loss of data. Customers have the fl exibility to choose a traditional LiON battery solution or a greener, lower total cost of ownership (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 Pro 2.0 software and MegaRAID Fast Path software boost transactional I/O performance of solid state disk confi gurations, while MegaRAID Recovery software and MegaRAID SafeStore software enable enhanced data protection and security. Intuitive RAID Management Utility The MegaRAID Management Suite software provides essential tools to manage MegaRAID products, whether deployed in an enterprise or small business. Avago o ers 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 confi gure, monitor and manage RAID and JBOD volumes locally or over the LAN network.Product Brief MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i 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 connectors (side mount) Device Support Up to 128 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 LSI SAS 2208 Dual-Core RAID on Chip (ROC) Cache Memory 1 GB 1333MHz DDRIII SDRAM Cache Protection MegaRAID CacheVault flash cache protection (optional LSICVM01 / LSI00297) MegaRAID LSIiBBU09 (optional LSIiBBU09 / LSI00279) Key RAID Data Protection RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 6 Patrol read for media scanning and repairing Features RAID spans 10, 50 and 60 64 logical drive support Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) DDF compliant Configuration on Disk (COD) Online RAID Level Migration (RLM) S.M.A.R.T support Auto resume after loss of system power during array rebuild or Global and dedicated Hot Spare with Revertible Hot reconstruction (RLM) Spare support Single controller Multipathing (failover) Automatic rebuild Load Balancing Enclosure affinity Configurable stripe size up to 1MB Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays Fast initialization for quick array setup Enclosure management Check Consistency for background data integrity SES (inband) SSD Support with SSD Guard technology SGPIO (sideband) Operating Temperature Maximum ambient: Controller Card: 60C, with optional CVM01: 55C, with optional LSIiBBU09: 55C Operating Voltage +3.3V, +12V MTBF (Calculated) 1,031,514hours 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 Pro 2.0 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, Linux , Solaris (x86), FreeBSD , VMware and more. * Visit the download center for the most complete list of supported operating systems: avagotech.com/support Ordering Information MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i LSICVM01 LSIiBBU09 BBU-BRACKET-05 MPN: L5-25413-18 MPN: L5-25419-04 MPN: L5-25407-00 MPN: L5-25376-00 OPN: LSI00330 OPN: LSI00297 OPN: LSI00279 OPN: LSI00291 Visit the Avago Server Storage website at: avagotech.com/server-storage Avago, Avago Technologies, MegaRAID, and the Storage by LSI logo are trademarks of Avago Technologies. 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