SAS9380-4I4E Datasheet, PDF (1/2 Pages) AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED – High Performance 12Gb/s PCI Express SATA+SAS RAID Controller

PRODUCT BRIEF
MegaRAID^® SAS 9380-4i4e
High Performance 12Gb/s PCI Express SATA+SAS RAID Controller
KEY FEATURES
n High performance 12Gb/s data transfer
rates
n Four internal / Four external 12Gb/s
SATA+SAS ports
n One mini-SAS SFF8643 internal connector
n One mini-SAS SFF8644 external
connector
n LSISAS3108: 1.2GHz PowerPC^® 476 dual
core 12Gb/s ROC
n PCI Express 3.0 host interface
n 1GB DDRIII cache memory
n RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
n Support for CacheVault flash cache
protection
KEY ADVANTAGES
n 12Gb/s solutions accelerate performance
for next-generation data centers, web
and cloud
n Delivers enterprise-class data protection
and security
n Preserves investment in 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s
drives
n Support for Avago Advanced Software
options
n Connect up to 240 3Gb/s, 6Gb/s, or
12Gb/s SATA and SAS devices
Outstanding RAID Performance for Next-Generation Servers and Storage
The explosive growth of data in cloud and enterprise data centers 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 9380-4i4e, with four internal and four external ports,
delivers two 1.2GHz PowerPC^® processor cores and a 72-bit DDRIII interface that drives 1GB cache
memory. Powered by the LSISAS3108 dual-core ROC, the 9380-4i4e controller includes the latest
PCI Express 3.0 and 12Gb/s SAS technology and is designed for configuring both internal storage
and external JBOD storage enclosures with high-performance SAS hard drives, high-capacity
SATA hard drives or application-accelerating 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 9380-4i4e. 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 Avago family of 12Gb/s MegaRAID controllers are designed to support 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.