Avago MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i User Manual
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
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Eight internal 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports
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Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
(SFF8087)
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SAS 2208 Dual- core 6Gb/s ROC
–x2 800MHz PowerPC Processors
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PCI Express 3.0 Host Interface
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1GB DDRIII cache memory
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RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60
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Support for NAND ash or BBU cache
protection solution
Key Advantages
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Unmatched RAID performance
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Connect up to 128 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s
SATA and SAS hard drives or SSDs
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Helps users realize potential of solidstate storage deployments
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CacheVault technology option for
greener, lower total cost cache
protection (LSICVM01)
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Heat-tolerant battery backup option
(LSIiBBU09)
Today’s data center, cloud and high-performance computing environments not only require
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
these performance demands as capacity scales, the newest 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers from Avago
off er a powerful combination of intelligent performance, enterprise RAID data protection and
proven interoperability with the latest server platforms based on the PCI Express 3.0 speci cation.
The MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i, with eight internal ports, delivers two 800MHz PowerPC
cores and a 72-bit DDRIII interface that drives 1GB cache memory. Powered by the LSI SAS 2208
dual-core ROC, the 9271-8i controller includes the latest PCI Express 3.0 and 6Gb/s SAS technology
and helps users to maximize the performance bene ts of solid state storage.
Protect Cached Data with MegaRAID CacheVault™ Technology or BBU
RAID caching is a cost-eff ective way to improve I/O performance by writing data to a controllers’
cache before it is written to disk. In write-back mode, data written to cache is vulnerable until it
is made permanent on disk. To avoid the possibility of data loss or corruption during a power or
server failure, Avago off ers the CacheVault ash cache protection module or the LSIiBBU09 battery
backup unit for the MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i controller. CacheVault ash cache protection uses
NAND ash memory powered by a super-capacitor to help protect data stored in the MegaRAID
controller cache. The RAID controller automatically writes the data in cache memory to ash storage
when a power failure occurs, while the super-capacitor keeps the current going during the process.
When the power comes back, the DRAM is recovered from ash storage and the system goes on
without loss of data. Customers have the exibility to choose a traditional LiON battery solution or a
greener, lower total cost of ownership (TCO) cache protection solution with MegaRAID CacheVault
technology.
Product Brief
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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
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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 con gurations,
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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 off 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 con 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 prole (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 ash cache protection (optional – LSICVM01 / LSI00297)
MegaRAID LSIiBBU09 (optional – LSIiBBU09 / LSI00279)
Key RAID Data Protection
Features
Operating Temperature Maximum ambient: Controller Card: 60°C, with optional CVM01: 55°C, with optional LSIiBBU09: 55°C
Operating Voltage +3.3V, +12V
MTBF (Calculated) 1,031,514hours
Hardware Warranty 3 years, free advanced technical support, advanced replacement option
Regulatory Certications 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;
RAID Management MegaRAID Management Suite
Optional SSD Optimization • MegaRAID CacheCade Pro 2.0 Software leverages SSDs in front of HDD volumes to create high-capacity, high-performance
OS Support Extensive support includes Microsoft
• 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
• Congurable stripe size up to 1MB
• Fast initialization for quick array setup
• Check Consistency for background data integrity
• SSD Support with SSD Guard™ technology
BSMI; C-tick
• MegaRAID Storage Manager
• MegaCLI (command-line interface)
• WebBIOS
controller cache pools
• MegaRAID Fast Path Software provides high-performance I/O acceleration for SSD arrays connected to 6Gb/s MegaRAID
SATA+SAS controllers
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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
• Patrol read for media scanning and repairing
• 64 logical drive support
• DDF compliant Conguration on Disk (COD)
• S.M.A.R.T support
• Global and dedicated Hot Spare with Revertible Hot
Spare support
– Automatic rebuild
– Enclosure anit y
– Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays
• Enclosure management
– SES (inband)
– SGPIO (sideband)
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
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