SAS9361-8I Datasheet, PDF (1/2 Pages) AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED – High Performance 12Gb/s PCI Express SATA+SAS RAID Controller

MegaRAID^® SAS 9361-8i
High Performance 12Gb/s PCI Express SATA+SAS RAID Controller
Product Brief
Key Features
■■ High performance 12Gb/s data
transfer rates
■■ Eight internal 12Gb/s SATA+SAS ports
■■ Two mini-SAS SFF8643 internal
connectors (horizontal mount)
■■ LSI SAS 3108: 1.2GHz PowerPC^® 476
dual-core 12Gb/s ROC
■■ PCI Express 3.0 host interface
■■ 1GB DDRIII cache memory
■■ RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
■■ Support for CacheVault^® flash cache
protection
Key Advantages
■■ 12Gb/s solutions accelerate
performance for next-generation
datacenters, web and cloud
■■ Delivers enterprise-class data
protection and security
■■ Preserves investment in 6Gb/s and
3Gb/s drives
■■ Support for Advanced Software
options
■■ Connect up to 128 3Gb/s, 6Gb/s, or
12Gb/s SATA and SAS devices
Unmatched RAID Performance for Next-Generation Servers and Storage
The explosive growth of data in cloud and enterprise datacenters is driving the need for a
higher performance storage interface to speed the ability of critical applications to access data.
Avago first-to-market 12Gb/s SAS solutions are designed to deliver the performance and data
protection capabilities required for the most demanding next-generation server and storage
platforms. Offering up to double the data transfer rate of 6Gb/s SAS solutions, 12Gb/s SAS allows
the SAS infrastructure to deliver bandwidth that can fully utilize that of PCI Express^® 3.0 with a
single controller card. The MegaRAID SAS 9361-8i, with eight internal ports, delivers two 1.2GHz
PowerPC^® processor cores and a 72-bit DDRIII interface that drives 1GB cache memory. Powered
by the LSI SAS 3108 dual-core ROC, the 9361-8i controller includes the latest PCI Express 3.0 and
12Gb/s SAS technology and helps users to support increased scaling of hard disk drives (HDDs) and
maximize the performance benefits of solid state drives (SSDs).
Enterprise Data Protection
Standard support for the most popular RAID levels and accessories, including RAID 5, RAID 6, and
CacheVault^® Flash cache protection module, further strengthen the data protection capabilities
of the MegaRAID SAS 9361-8i. A new enterprise feature employed by the 12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS
controllers is advanced drive diagnostic technology. In the event of a physical drive failure, the drive
is placed in shield state and the MegaRAID controller starts drive diagnostics to determine if the
drive is indeed failed or can be restored. This saves customers time, money and lost compute time
associated with transient drive failures and unnecessary drive returns.
Support for Advanced Software Options
The family of 12Gb/s MegaRAID controllers are designed to support Avago advanced software
options that provide system integrators and VARs with enhanced performance and data protection
capabilities. These software options help enable end users to address key business challenges while
helping to deliver a higher return on their IT investments. MegaRAID CacheCade^™ Pro 2.0 software
(optional) and MegaRAID Fast Path software (included) boost transactional I/O performance of solid
state disk configurations, while SafeStore^™ software enables enhanced data protection and security
when used with encryption capable devices.