Hardware Specifications; Megaraid 6Gb/S Sas Raid Controller Features - LSI MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i User Manual

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Hardware Specifications

You can install the MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers in a computer
with a motherboard that has a PCI Express slot.
hardware configuration features for the MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID
controllers.
Table 1.2

MegaRAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controller Features

Specification
RAID levels
Devices supported
per port
Number of ports
Data transfer rate
Bus
Hardware Specifications
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MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i, SAS 9240-8i, SAS 9260-4i,
SAS 9260-8i, SAS 9260-8e, SAS 9260DE-8i, SAS
9280-4i/4e, SAS 9280-8e, and SAS 9280DE-8e RAID
Controllers
0, 1, 5, 6, 00, 10, 50, 60
Up to 15 SAS devices or SATA II devices (such as
drives and expanders)
• MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i RAID controller – Four ports
through one SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS
connector
• MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i RAID controller – Eight
ports through two SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS
connectors
• MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i RAID controller – Four ports
through one SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS
connector
• MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i RAID controller – Eight
ports through two SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS
connectors
• MegaRAID SAS 9260DE-8i RAID controller – Eight
ports through two SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS
connectors
• MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i RAID controller – Eight
ports through two SFF-8087 mini-SAS 4i connectors
• MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i/4e RAID controller – Four
ports through one SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS
connector and four ports through one SFF-8088 x4
external mini SAS connector
• MegaRAID SAS 9280-8e RAID controller – Eight
ports through two SFF-8088 x4 external mini SAS
connectors
• MegaRAID SAS 9280DE-8e RAID controller – Eight
ports through two SFF-8088 x4 external mini SAS
connectors
Up to 6Gb/s per PHY
PCI Express 2.0
Table 1.2 describes the
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