Avago MegaRAID 9260-8i User Manual

MegaRAID® SAS 9260-16i

16-Port Internal PCI Express SATA and SAS RAID Controller

Protect Business Critical Data with the Industry’s Most Trusted SATA+SAS

Key Features

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Sixteen 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports

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Four Mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8087)

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SAS 2108 6Gb/s RAID-on-Chip

–800MHz PowerPC

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512MB 800MHz DDRII cache memory

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Optional battery backup module

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RAID Levels 0, 1, 5 and 6

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RAID Spans 10, 50 and 60

Key Advantages

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High drive count support for internal server and storage systems

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PCI Express® 2.0 provides faster signaling for high-bandwidth applications

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Connect up to 128 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s SATA and SAS hard drives

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Support for Advanced Software Options

RAID Controllers

Next-Generation High Port SATA+SAS RAID

MegaRAID SATA+SAS controllers provide a new level of reliability, availability, and performance to

businesses that are facing storage challenges driven by unprecedented data growth. The MegaRAID

SAS 9260-16i, with sixteen internal ports, connects up to 16 drives inside the server via direct

connection or passive backplanes. Also, by leveraging SAS expander technology, this controller

can scale to support up to 128 devices for growing storage requirements. This MegaRAID value line

controller, ideal for inside-the-box connectivity, employs the latest in RAID-on-Chip technology,

complies with the PCI Express 2.0 specication, and supports 512MB DDR2 cache and optional

battery backup for maximum performance and reliability.

6Gb/s SAS Performance Advantage

With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS 9260-16i bring users new

features and improved performance, while continuing to support all the features of the previous

3Gb/s SATA+SAS generation. 6Gb/s SAS is designed for backward compatibility with 3Gb/s SAS

as well as with 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SATA hard drives. Regardless of the drive speed, 6Gb/s MegaRAID

controllers are designed to deliver signicant performance improvements in both read and write

applications as compared to their 3Gb/s predecessors.

Product Brief

Support for Advanced Software Options

The family of 6Gb/s MegaRAID high port count 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 can enable end users to address key business

challenges while helping to deliver a higher return on their IT investments. MegaRAID CacheCade™

software and MegaRAID FastPath™ software boost transactional I/O performance of solid state disk

congurations, while MegaRAID Recovery software and MegaRAID SafeStore™ software enable

enhanced data protection and security.

Intuitive RAID Management Utility

The MegaRAID Management Suite™ provides the essential software tools to eciently 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 allow administrators to adjust SAS 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 easily congure, monitor and manage

RAID volumes locally or over the LAN network.

Product Brief

LSI MegaRAID® SAS9260 - 16i

Solution Provided Sixteen-port internal SATA+SAS solution for internal servers and storage systems requiring high drive count support

Physical Dimensions Half-Length, Full Height (6.6” x 4.376”)

Internal Connectors Four Mini-SAS SFF8087 4i internal connectors

Device Support Up to 128 SAS and/or SATA drives

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 2108 RAID on Chip (ROC) and LSI SAS 2x36 Expander

Cache Memory 512MB 800MHz DDR II SDRAM

Battery Backup Unit LSIiBBU07, an intelligent battery backup module option that connects remotely to the RAID controller

Key RAID Data Protection

Features

Operating Temperature Maximum ambient: 60°C (45°C w/iBBU)

Operating Voltage +3.3V

Warranty 3 years, free advanced technical support, advanced replacement option

Regulatory Certications

RAID Management

OS Support

MTBF 927,561 Hours

• 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

• Congurable stripe size up to 1MB

• Fast initialization for quick array setup

• Check Consistency for background data integrity

• SSD Support with SSD Guard

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

MegaRAID Management Suite

• MegaRAID Storage Manager™

• MegaCLI (command-line interface)

• WebBIOS

Extensive support includes Microsoft® Windows® Vista/Server 2003, Linux® and more.

Visit the download center for the most complete list of supported operating systems: www.lsi.com/support

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• Patrol read for media scanning and repairing

• 64 logical drive support

• DDF compliant Conguration on Disk (COD)

• S.M.A.R.T support

• Global and dedicated Hot Spare with Revertible Hot Spare support

– Automatic rebuild – Enclosure anit y – Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays

• Enclosure management

– SES (inband) Storage Applicance – SGPIO (sideband)

Ordering Information

MegaRAID SAS 9260-16i Single Pack LSIiBBU08

MPN: L5-25243-06

OPN: LSI00208

MPN: L5-25343-06

OPN: LSI00264

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