Avago SAS 9212-4i4e User Manual

Avago SAS 9212-4i4e

8-Port, 6Gb/s SAS+SATA to PCI Express Host Bus Adapter

8-Port SAS HBA Provides High Performance for Internal and External

Key Features

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4 Internal and 4 external 6Gb/s SAS+SATA ports

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8 lanes, PCIe 2.0

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Low prole form factor design

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Four x1 internal SATA connectors

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One x4 mini-SAS external connector (SFF8088)

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LSISAS2008 6Gb/s SAS+SATA Controller

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Supports up to 256 SAS or SATA end devices

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Supports SSDs, HDDs and tape drives

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Oers Integrated RAID (0, 1, 1E and 10)

Key Advantages

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Provides state of the art connectivity for servers and appliances with internal storage and the ability to add external storage

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8 lanes of PCIe 2.0 provides fast signaling for high-bandwidth applications

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High performance with 6Gb/s data transfer rates

Storage Connections

Overview

The Avago SAS 9212-4i4e host bus adapter provides high performance for internal and

external storage connections. The SAS 9212-4i4e provides 8 lanes of 6Gb/s SAS and is matched

with 8 lanes of PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 5Gb/s performance to eliminate bottlenecks. Performance

is based on the SAS 2008 IO controller that highly integrates the latest enhancements in PCIe

and SAS technology.

The SAS 9212-4i4e has four x1 internal SATA connectors and one x4 mini-SAS external

connector (SFF8088) enabling a low prole solution which provide SAS and SATA data transfer

rates of 1.5, 3 and 6Gb/s per lane through automatic speed negotiation that can achieve over

320,000 IOPs. Enhanced features include T-10 Protection Information Model for early detection

of and recovery from data corruption, and Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC) for minimal EMI.

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Product Brief

The Avago SAS portfolio includes MegaRAID® controller cards, host bus adapters (HBAs),

advanced software options, Syncro® shared DAS solutions and SAS storage ICs, including RAID-

on-Chip (ROCs), I/O controllers and expanders.

Fusion-MPT™ Architecture

Fusion-MPT architecture marks the next generation of I/O architecture designed to deliver

the highest performance available today while reducing time to market, integration, and

certication time. Fusion-MPT devices are high performance, cost-eective protocol controllers

that represent the newest system- level integration technology in intelligent I/O processors

from Avago.

Product Brief

SAS 9212-4i4e Host Bus Adapter

IO Controller SAS2008/ Fusion MPT 2.0

Storage Connectivity ; Data Transfer Rates 8 ports, 6Gb/s SAS 2.0 Compliant

SAS Bandwidth Half Duplex

600 MB/s per lane

Port Congurations 4 ea, x1 internal ports (individual drives)

4 ea, x1 external ports

1ea, x4 external wide port

Host Bus x8 lane, PCI Express 2.0 compliant

PCI Data Burst Transfer Rates Half Duplex

x8, PCIe, 4000 MB/s

Physical Dimensions Low Prole (2.6” x 6.6”)

Connectors Four x1 internal SATA , One x4 external mini-SAS (SFF8088)

Brackets Full height and low prole

Cable Support Passive Copper

Host Bus Type x8 lane, PCI Express 2.0

PCI Card Type 3.3 V Add-in Card

Operating Voltage +12V +/-8%; 3.3V +/-8%

PCI Power (Nominal) 9W typical (Airow min 200 LFM)

Device Support 256 Non-RAID SAS/SATA devices

Integrated RAID (IR)

RAID 0

RAID 1

RAID 1E

RAID 10

Environmental Operating

0oC to 55oC

5 to 90% Non-condensing

MTBF >2,000,000 Hours

Regulatory Certications EMC: Class B-US (CFR 47, P15B); Canada (ICES-003); Japan (V-3/02.04); Europe (EN55022/EN55024);

Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS 3548); Safety: EN60950; RoHS; WEEE

OS Support Microsoft Windows, Linux (SuSE , Red Hat), Solaris, VMware

See http://www.lsi.com/support/pages/download-search.aspx for details on versions

Warranty 3 years; with advanced replacement option

Free technical support at http://www.lsi.com/support

14 spread across 2 volumes

10 per volume

2 per volume plus hot spare

10 per volume

Storage

-45°C to 105°C

5 to 90% Non-condensing

Ordering Information

SAS 9212-4i4e SGL

MPN: H5-25326-01

OPN: LSI00192

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