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MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Characteristics

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3.3.2

Array Performance Features

Table 3.7

shows the array performance features for the MegaRAID 1078-

based SAS RAID controllers.

Table 3.7

Array Performance Features

Specification

MegaRAID SAS 8704ELP, MegaRAID
SAS 8708ELP, and MegaRAID SAS
8888ELP RAID Controllers

PCI Express host data transfer rate 2.5 Gbits/s per lane

Drive data transfer rate

3.0 Gbits/s per lane

Maximum scatters and gathers

26 elements

Maximum size of I/O requests

6.4 Mbytes in 64-Kbyte stripes

Maximum queue tags per drive

As many as the drive can accept

Stripe sizes

8 Kbytes, 16 Kbytes, 32 Kbytes, 64 Kbytes,
128 Kbytes, 256 Kbytes, 512 Kbytes, or 1
Mbyte

Maximum number of concurrent
commands

255

Support for multiple initiators

Yes