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Features

Eight external SATA+SAS ports
Two mini-SAS SFF-8088 x4 connectors
6Gb/s throughput per port
LSISAS2208 Dual Core ROC
- 800MHz PowerPC®
MD2 Low profile (6.6" X 2.536")
x8 PCI Express 2.0 host interface
1GB DDRIII cache (1333MHz)
Optional battery backup unit (LSIiBBU09 remote mount)
Connect up to 240 SATA and/or SAS devices
RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 6
RAID spans 10, 50 and 60
Auto-resume on rebuild
Auto-resume on reconstruction
Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)
Online RAID Level Migration (RLM)
SSD support with SSD Guard™
Global and dedicated hot spare with revertible hot spare support
- Automatic rebuild
- Enclosure affinity
- Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays
Single controller multipathing (failover)
I/O load balancing
Comprehensive RAID management suite

Benefits

Second generation 6Gb/s SATA+SAS with unprecedented levels of performance
Ideal for external storage environments using up to 240 SAS, SATA and solid state drives (SSDs)
Unsurpassed IOPs performance and advanced software options help users realize full benefits of SSD deployments
Meets high I/O transaction demands of database and datacenter applications
Provides the sustained data transfer rates and high sequential bandwidth to meet processing requirements of digital media, video and imaging environments

Solution Provided

Eight-port external SATA+SAS solution for performance-hungry external storage environments using up to 240 SAS, SATA and solid state drives (SSDs)

Physical Dimensions

MD2 Low profile (6.6" X 2.536")

Internal Connectors

Two Mini-SAS SFF8088 external connectors

Device Support

Up to 240 SAS and/or SATA hard drives and SSDs

Host Bus Type

x8 lane PCI Express 2.0 compliant

Data Transfer Rates

Up to 6Gb/s per port

I/O Processor/SAS Controller

LSISAS2208 Dual-Core RAID on Chip (ROC)

Cache Memory

1 GB 1333MHz DDRIII SDRAM

Battery Backup Unit

LSIiBBU09, a heat-tolerant intelligent battery back-up module; remote mount

Key RAID Data Protection Features

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 arrays array rebuild or reconstruction (RLM)
Single controller Multipathing (failover)
Load Balancing
Configurable stripe size up to 1MB
Fast initialization for quick array setup
Check Consistency for background data integrity
SafeStore™ Encryption Services
– Instant Secure Erase
– (Full SafeStore Encryption key sold separately)

SSD Support with SSD Guard™
Patrol read for media scanning and repairing
64 logical drive support
Up to 64TB LUN 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 affinity
– Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays
Enclosure management
– SES (inband)
– SGPIO (sideband)

Operating Temperature

Maximum ambient: 60°C (55°C w/LSIiBBU09)

Operating Voltage

+3.3V

MTBF (Calculated)

808,712 hours

Hardware Warranty

3 years, free advanced technical support, advanced replacement option

Regulatory Certifications

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; BSMI; C-tick

RAID Management

MegaRAID Management Suite

MegaRAID Storage Manager
MegaCLI (command-line interface)
WebBIOS

Optional SSD Optimization

MegaRAID CacheCade Software provides 50x boost in READs from SSD Cache
MegaRAID FastPath Software delivers up to 300,000 IOPS performance on SSD arrays

Ordering Information

MegaRAID SAS 9285-8e

Single Pack: LSI00284

LSIiBBU09

Kit: LSI00279

OS Support

Extensive support includes Microsoft® Windows® Vista/2008/Server 2003/2000/XP, Linux®, Solaris™ (x86), Netware®, FreeBSD®, VMware® and more.
* Visit the LSI Download Center for the most complete list of supported operating systems: lsi.com/channel/support

Warranty Details
Warranty Period : 3 Years