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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

Technical Specifications

Card size (continued)

MegaRAID SAS 9286-8e RAID controller: Low-profile PCIe adapter card size
(68.90 mm x 167.65 mm)

MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8e RAID controller: Low-profile PCIe adapter card size
(68.90 mm x 167.65 mm)

MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC RAID controller: Low-profile PCIe adapter
card size (68.90 mm x 167.65 mm)

Array interface to the host

PCIe Rev. 2.0

PCIe Rev. 3.0

PCIe bus data transfer rate

Up to 5 Gb/s per lane

x8 lane width

Serial port

4-pin RS232-compatible connector (for manufacturing use only)

SAS controller

LSISAS2008 PCIe-SAS/SATA I/O Processor chip

LSISAS2108 Single SAS controller

LSISAS2208 SAS Interface controller

SAS bus speed

6Gb/s

SAS ports

SAS connectors with four SAS ports each

Cache configuration

The RAID controllers support the following battery-backed cache configuration:

MegaRAID SAS 9260, SAS 9261, and SAS 9280:

512 MB – 72b arrangement (5) 1Gbx16, Double Data Rate II (DDR2) @
800 MHz battery-backed module

MegaRAID SAS 9265, SAS 9266, and SAS 9285:

1 GB – 72b arrangement (5) 2Gbx16, Double Data Rate III (DDR3) @
1333 MHz with iBBU support

MegaRAID SAS 9265CV, SAS 9266, and SAS 9285CV:

1 GB – 72b arrangement (5) 2Gbx16, Double Data Rate III (DDR3) @
1333 MHz custom module with Cache Vault support

NOTE The MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i RAID controller and the MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i
RAID controller are software RAID controllers and do not support cache.

Size of flash ROM for firmware

16 MB

NVRAM

32 KB for storing RAID configurations

Table 21 RAID Controller Specifications (Continued)

Specification

MegaRAID SAS 9240, SAS 9260, SAS 9261, SAS 9265, SAS 9266, SAS 9270,

SAS 9271, SAS 9280, SAS 9285, and SAS 9286 RAID Controllers