Product Description

Datacenter, cloud and high-performance computing environments need storage capacity to handle massive volumes of data, and must provide data protection and performance to meet the needs of applications and end users. The MegaRAID® SAS 9271-8i 6Gb/s SAS and SATA RAID Controller Card delivers performance and RAID data protection for a wide range of server storage applications.

Connect up to 128 SATA or SAS drives with eight internal 6 Gb/s SATA and SAS ports
Fit into rack-mounted servers with low-profile form factor and side-mounted SAS connectors
Bandwidth to support critical applications with PCIe® 3.0 connectivity
Balance protection and performance for critical applications with RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
Add more protection and peace of mind with optional CacheVault® flash cache protection and heat-tolerant battery backup cache protection modules

Specification                       

Lifecycle ：Active  

Distrib. Inventory ：No

RAID-on-Chip Controller ：LSISAS2208 Dual-Core RAID on Chip (ROC)        

What's in the box ：MR SAS 9271‐8i, QIG, LP bracket (2) 1‐meter Mini‐SAS SFF‐8087 to SATA fanout cables 

Generation ：External Connectors       

RAID Management Software ：MegaRAID Storage Manager,StorCLI (command-line interface),CTRL-R (BIOS configuration utility),HII (UEFI Human Interface Infrastructure)  

Management Software  

Cache Protection ：Optional MegaRAID CacheVault Flash cache protection module (LSICVM01) Optional MegaRAID LSIiBBU09 intelligent battery backup module (LSIiBBU09)      

Physical Dimensions ：MD2 Low profile (6.6" x 2.536")       

Host Bus Type ：x8 lane PCI Express® 3.0    

Cache Memory ：1GB 1333MHz DDRIII SDRAM

Internal Ports ：8 

Data Transfer Rates ：Up to 6Gb/s per port        

Devices Supported ：Up to 128 SAS and/or SATA devices    

Internal Connectors        

MTBF ：1,031,514 hours      

Operating Temperatur ：Maximum ambient: Controller Card: 60°C (55°C with optional CVM01, 45°C with optional LSIiBBU09)   

Operating Voltage (V) ：+3.3V, +12V   

OS ：Extensive support includes Microsof® Windows® Vista/2008/Server 2003/2000/XP, Linux®, Solaris™ (x86), Netware®, FreeBSD®, VMware® and more. *Visit the downloads page for the most complete list of supported operating systems    

Regulatory Certifications ：SMI, C-tick, CSA C22.2, EN55022, EN55024, EN60950, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, FCC Class A, Class B, RRL for MIC, UL, UL1950, VCCI      

Warranty  ：3 years, free technical support, advanced replacement option at broadcom.com/support/warranty/internal-raid-hba        

I/O Processor / SAS Controller