SAS9280-8e SAS RAID 5/6 controller

The RAID controller MegaRAID^® SAS 9280-8e is released in the current PRIMERGY server for connection of the ETERNUS JX40 or FibreCAT SX40. The RAID stack is based on the LSI MegaRAID^® and offers a high data throughput performance, comprehensive error tolerance function and user-friendly management options.

Features & Benefits

Features	Benefits
ETERNUS, FibreCAT Support	Supports up to 6 ETERNUS JX40 or FibreCAT SX40 (up to 144 hard disks)
High-performance cache; RAID 6 Support	Significant increase in performance due to a 512MB controller cache. Meets highest security requirements without any data loss in case 2 disks per array fail
User-friendly management options	Seamless integration of RAID management into the FTS management concept
Optional battery-backup module	Data security through backup power supply to safeguard the cache, in case of power outages

Technical details

Controller Silicon	RoC (RAID on Chip) LSI SAS2108
Connector type	SSF-8088
Bus type	PCIe 2.0
Key RAID Data Protection Feature	RAID Fault Tolerance and Flexibility Features - RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 6 - RAID spans 10, 50 and 60 - Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) (only supported with one logical drive per RAID array) - Online RAID level Migration (RLM) - Variable Stripe Size for all logical drives - Fast initialization for quick array setup - Foreground initialization for RAID 1, 5, 10, 50, 6 and 60 - Background initialization for RAID 1, 5, 10, 50, 6 and 60 - Advanced error recognition of drives (Patrol Read) - Hot spare drives configurable (global/dedicated & enclosure affinity) -Static Hot Spare support (copy back) - Independent cache administration method per logical drive - Write-Back/Write-Through - Read-Ahead: normal / adavanced - Cached I/O / Direct I/O - Up to 64 logical drives per controller