Product Brief
MegaRAID
®
SAS 9280-16i4e
16-Port Internal / 4-Port External PCI Express SATA
and SAS RAID Controller
Protect Business Critical Data with the Industry’s Most Trusted SATA+SAS
RAID Controllers.
Next-Generation High Port SATA+SAS RAID
MegaRAID SATA+SAS controllers provide a new level of reliability, availability, and performance to
businesses that are facing storage challenges driven by unprecedented data growth. The MegaRAID
SAS 9280-16i4e, with sixteen internal and four external ports, supports both internal drive storage
and external JBOD expansion for up to 240 SATA or SAS drives. With a large number of internal
ports, the 9280-16i4e connects up to 16 drives inside the server via direct connection or passive
backplane. Using the external SAS ports, multiple JBODs can be connected to a server, providing a
scalable and affordable solution for growing storage requirements.
Key Features
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Twenty 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports
Four Mini-SAS internal connectors
(SFF-8087)
One Mini-SAS external connector
(SFF-8088)
LSISAS2108 6Gb/s RAID-on-Chip
–800MHz PowerPC
®
512MB 800MHz DDRII cache memory
Optional battery backup module
RAID Levels 0, 1, 5 and 6
RAID Spans 10, 50 and 60
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6Gb/s SAS Performance Advantage
With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e bring users new
features and improved performance, while continuing to support all the features of the previous
3Gb/s SATA+SAS generation. 6Gb/s SAS is designed for backward compatibility with 3Gb/s SAS
as well as with 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SATA hard drives. Regardless of the drive speed, 6Gb/s MegaRAID
controllers are designed to deliver significant performance improvements in both read and write
applications as compared to their 3Gb/s predecessors.
Key Advantages
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Internal drive storage and external
JBOD expansion
PCI Express
®
2.0 provides faster
signaling for high-bandwidth
applications
Connect up to 240 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s
SATA and SAS hard drives
Support for Advanced Software
Options Next
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Support for Advanced Software Options
The Avago family of 6Gb/s MegaRAID high port count controllers are designed to support advanced
software options that provide white box channel partners with enhanced performance and data
protection capabilities. These new software options can enable end users to address key business
challenges while helping to deliver a higher return on their IT investments. MegaRAID CacheCade
™
software and MegaRAID FastPath
™
software boost transactional I/O performance of solid state
disk configurations, while MegaRAID recovery software and MegaRAID SafeStore
™
software enable
enhanced data protection and security.
Intuitive RAID Management Utility
The MegaRAID Management Suite
™
provides the essential software tools to efficiently manage
MegaRAID products, whether deployed in an enterprise or small business. Avago offers a collection
of applications and tools including a pre-boot setup utility and a full spectrum of online RAID
management utilities. This suite of applications allow administrators to adjust SAS topology views
from the system host, controller and disk enclosure down to the logical and physical drive level.
Extending to enterprise deployments, these tools scale to easily configure, monitor and manage
RAID volumes locally or over the LAN network.
Product Brief
MegaRAID
®
SAS9280-16i4e
Solution Provided
Physical Dimensions
Internal Connectors
External Connectors
Device Support
Host Bus Type
Data Transfer Rates
Cache Memory
Battery Backup Unit
Key RAID Data Protection
Features
Sixteen-port internal / Four-port external SATA+SAS solution for internal drive storage and external JBOD expansion using up to
240 SAS and/or SATA drives
Half-Length, Full Height (6.6” x 4.376”)
Four Mini-SAS SFF8087 4i internal connectors
One Mini-SAS SFF8088 4x external connector
Up to 240 SAS and/or SATA drives
x8 lane PCI Express 2.0 Compliant
Up to 6Gb/s per port
512MB 800MHz DDR II SDRAM
LSIiBBU07, an intelligent battery backup module option that connects remotely to the RAID controller
• 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
Operating Temperature
Operating Voltage
Warranty
Regulatory Certifications
RAID Management
Maximum ambient: 60°C (45°C w/iBBU)
+3.3V
3 years, free advanced technical support, advanced replacement option
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
MegaRAID Management Suite
– MegaRAID Storage Manager
– MegaCLI (command-line interface)
– WebBIOS
OS Support
MTBF
Extensive support includes Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Vista/2008/Server 2003, Linux
®
, Solaris
™
(x86), FreeBSD
®
, VMware
®
and more.
* Visit the download center for the most complete list of supported operating systems: www.lsi.com/support/
I/O Processor/SAS Controller LSI SAS 2108 RAID on Chip (ROC) and LSI SAS 2x36 Expander
• SSD Support with SSD Guard
™
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 affinity
– Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays
• Enclosure management
– SES (inband)
– SGPIO (sideband)
919,964 Hours
Ordering Information
MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e Single Pack
MPN: L5-25243-07
OPN: LSI00210
LSIiBBU08
MPN: L5-25343-06
OPN: LSI00264
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