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Avago Technologies MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i User Manual

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6Gb/s MegaRAID SAS RAID Controllers User Guide

August 2013

MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Characteristics

6Gb/s MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Family

JT7

x4 SAS Ports 7 to 4

SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS connector

Connects the cables from the RAID controller to SAS drives, SATA drives, or a
SAS expander.

NOTE The MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i RAID controller does not have this connector.

JT8

Advanced Software Options Hardware
Key header

2-pin connector

Enables support for the Advanced Software Options features, which include
CacheCade, FastPath, Recovery, and SafeStore™ disk encryption.

JT9

Set Factory Defaults connector

2-pin connector

Reserved for LSI use.

JT10

LSI Test header

2-pin connector

Reserved for LSI use.

JT11

IPMI-style SMBus (System
Management)/I

2

C header

3-pin shielded header

Provides enclosure management support.

JT12

Individual Drive Fault LED header for
Eight Phys (0 to 7)

16-pin connector

Indicates drive faults. There is one LED per port. When lit, each LED indicates the
corresponding drive has failed or is in the Unconfigured-Bad state. Refer to the
MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide for more information about drive states.

The LEDs function in a direct-attach configuration (there are no SAS expanders).
Direct attach is defined as a maximum of one drive connected directly to
each port.

NOTE This header is used for RAID controllers with internal SAS ports only.

JT13

Universal Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter (UART)
debugging

4-pin connector

Reserved for LSI use.

Table 4 MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i, SAS 9260-8i, and SAS 9260DE-8i RAID Controllers – Jumpers and Connectors (Continued)

Jumper

Type

Description