Avago MegaRAID SAS 9361-16i User Manual

Product Brief

9361-16i

High Port Count 12Gb/s PCI Express
SATA + SAS RAID Controller

Unlock Storage Performance with Avago 12Gb/s
SAS Solutions

The explosive growth of data in cloud and enterprise data centers is
driving the need for a higher performance storage interface to speed the
ability of critical applications to access data. Avago 12Gb/s SAS solutions
are designed to deliver the performance and data protection capabilities
required for the most demanding next-generation server and storage
platforms. Off ering up to double the data transfer rate of 6Gb/s SAS
solutions, 12Gb/s SAS allows the SAS infrastructure to deliver bandwidth
that can fully utilize that of PCI Express 3.0 with a single controller card.

Key Features

• High performance 12Gb/s data
transfer rates

• Sixteen internal 12Gb/s SATA+SAS
ports

• Four mini-SAS SFF8643 internal
connectors (horizontal mount)

• SAS3316 RAID-on-Chip

- Dual-core 1.2GHz PowerPC 476

- 16 Native 12Gb/s SAS/SATA ports

• PCI Express 3.0 host interface

• 2GB DDR3 cache memory

• RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60

• Support for CacheVault fl ash cache
protection

Key Advantages

• 12Gb/s solutions accelerate per­formance for next-generation data
centers, web and cloud

• Delivers enterprise-class data pro­tection and security

• Preserves investment in 6Gb/s and
3Gb/s drives

• Support for Avago Advanced
Software options

• Connect up to 240 3Gb/s, 6Gb/s, or
12Gb/s SATA and SAS devices

Next-Generation High Port Count SAS RAID

The Avago MegaRAID® SAS 9361-16i, with sixteen internal ports in a low­profi le form factor, delivers two 1.2GHz PowerPC processor cores and a
72-bit DDR3 interface that drives 2GB cache memory. Powered by the
SAS3316 dual-core ROC, with 16 native SAS/SATA ports, the 9361-16i
controller can take full advantage of the latest PCI Express 3.0 interface
to provide higher performance and increased throughput. The 12Gb/s
MegaRAID SAS 9361-16i is designed for confi guring high-density storage
servers with up to 16 drives via direct connection inside the box or up to
240 drives by leveraging SAS expander technology.

Enterprise Data Protection

The Avago MegaRAID SAS 9361-16i RAID controller supports data retention
by using NAND fl ash memory down on the controller, backed up by a
CacheVault Power Module 02 (CVPM02). The CVPM02 module is a super­capacitor pack that provides power for the backup of your data in case
of host power loss or server failure. The CVPM02 module is connected to
the controller remotely by cable. The data is backed up to the NAND fl ash
memory on the MegaRAID controller board.

Standard support for the most popular RAID levels, including RAID 5
and RAID 6, further strengthens the data protection capabilities of the
MegaRAID SAS 9361-16i. A new enterprise feature employed by the 12Gb/s
MegaRAID SAS controllers is advanced drive diagnostic technology. In the
event of a physical drive failure, the drive is placed in shield state and the
MegaRAID controller starts drive diagnostics to determine if the drive is
indeed failed or can be restored. This saves customers time, money and
lost compute time associated with transient drive failures and unnecessary
drive returns.

9361-16i 12Gb/s PCI Express SATA + SAS RAID Controller

MegaRAID SAS 9361-16i Controller Card

Solution Provided

Physical Dimensions MD2 low profile (6.127” x 2.712”)/(155.65 mm x 68.90 mm)

Connectors Four SFF8643 x4 (Horizontal Mount)

Device Support Up to 240 SAS and/or SATA devices

Host Bus Type x8 lane PCI Express 3.0 compliant

Data Transfer Rates Up to 12Gb/s per port

I/O Processor / SAS Controller SAS3316 dual core RAID on Chip (ROC)

Key RAID Data Protection
Features

Operating Temperature Maximum ambient: Controller Card: 55°C, with optional CacheVault accessory (CVPM02): 55°C

Operating Voltage +3.3V, +12V

MTBF (Calculated) >2,500,000 hours at 40°C

Hardware Warranty 3 years; with advanced replacement option

MegaRAID Management
Suite

SSD Optimization

Regulatory Certifications

OS Support

Sixteen-port internal SAS/SATA RAID solution for high-density and mainstream servers and storage systems requiring
high drive count support inside the box.

• 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

• Load Balancing

• Configurable stripe size up to 1MB

• Fast initialization for quick array setup

• Check Consistency for background data integrity

• SSD Support with SSD Guard technology

• Patrol read for media scanning and repairing

• 64 logical drive support

• DDF compliant Configuration on Disk (COD)

• S.M.A.R.T support

• Global and dedicated Hot Spare with Revertible Hot Spare support

- Automatic rebuild

- Enclosure anity

- Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays

• Enclosure management
– SES (inband)
– SGPIO (sideband)

• Databolt bandwidth optimizer technology support for compatible expander-based enclosures

• Shielded state drive diagnostic technology

• MegaRAID Storage Manager

• StorCLI (command-line interface)

• CTRL-R (BIOS configuration utility)

• HII (UEFI Human Interface Infrastructure)

MegaRAID CacheCade Pro 2.0 Software leverages SSDs in front of HDD volumes to create high-capacity, high-perfor­mance controller cache pools (Optional Upgrade)

USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B); Canada (ICES -003, Class B); Taiwan (CNS 13438) ; Japan (VCCI V-3);
Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22);Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25); Europe (EN55022/EN55024);
Safety: EN/IEC/UL 60950; RoHS; WEEE

Microsoft Windows, Linux (Oracle, SuSE , Red Hat), Solaris, VMware, FreeBSD, CentOS, Canonical, Citrix, FreeBSD,
Fedora, Debian See www.avagotech.com/support/download-search for details on versions. Contact Oracle support for
Oracle driver or software support.

Ordering Information

MegaRAID SAS 9361-16i 05-25708-00 (Single Pack)

CVPM02 05-50038-00 (Kit)

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