Avago MegaRAID SAS 9361-24i User Manual

Product Brief

9361-24i

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

Unlock Storage Performance with Broadcom 12 Gb/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. Broadcom 12 Gb/s SAS solutions
are designed to deliver the performance and data protection capabilities
required for the most demanding next-generation server and storage
platforms. Oering up to double the data transfer rate of 6 Gb/s SAS
solutions, 12 Gb/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 12 Gb/s data
transfer rates

• Twenty-four internal 12 Gb/s
SATA+SAS ports

• Six mini-SAS SFF8643 internal
connectors

• SAS3324 RAID-on-Chip

− Dual-core 1.2 GHz PowerPC 476

− 24 Native 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA
ports

• PCI Express 3.0 host interface

• 4 GB DDR3 cache memory

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

• Support for CacheVault flash cache
protection

Key Advantages

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

• Delivers enterprise-class data
protection and security

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

• Support for Broadcom Advanced
Software options

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

Next-Generation High Port Count SAS RAID

The MegaRAID® SAS 9361-24i, with twenty-four internal ports in a low­profile* form factor, delivers two 1.2 GHz PowerPC processor cores and a
72-bit DDR3 interface that drives 4 GB cache memory. Powered by the
SAS3324 dual-core ROC, with 24 native SAS/SATA ports, the 9361-24i
controller can take full advantage of the latest PCI Express 3.0 interface
to provide higher performance and increased throughput. The 12 Gb/s
MegaRAID SAS 9361-24i is designed for configuring high-density storage
servers with up to 24 drives via direct connection inside the box or up to
240 drives by leveraging SAS expander technology.

Enterprise Data Protection

The MegaRAID SAS 9361-24i RAID controller supports data retention
by using NAND flash 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
flash 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 9361-24i. A new enterprise feature employed by the
12 Gb/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.

9361-24i 12 Gb/s PCI Express SATA + SAS RAID Controller

MegaRAID SAS 9361-24i Controller Card

Solution Provided

Physical Dimensions

Connectors Six SFF8643 x4

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 12 Gb/s per port

I/O Processor/SAS Controller SAS3324 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) >3,000,000 hours at 40°C

Hardware Warranty 3 years; with advanced replacement option

MegaRAID Management
Suite

SSD Optimization

Regulatory Certifications

OS Support

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

MD2 low profile (6.600” x 2.712”)/( 167.65 mm x 68.90 mm)
*Top edge connector cable exit extends into full height card area.

• 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 1 MB

• 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, high­performance 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.broadcom.com/support/download-search for details on versions. Contact Oracle support for
Oracle driver or software support..

Ordering Information

MegaRAID SAS 9361-24i 05-50022-00 (Single Pack)

CVPM02 05-50038-00 (Kit)

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