LSI MEGARAID SAS 9361-8i 2GB

Unmatched 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 accelerate the
ability of critical applications to access data. Broadcom first-to-market
12 Gb/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 6 Gb/s SAS solutions, 12 Gb/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 1.2 GHz PowerPC processor cores and a 72-bit DDR3 interface
that drives 2 GB cache memory. Powered by the SAS3108 RAID-on-Chip
(ROC), the 9361-8i controller includes the latest PCI Express 3.0 and
12 Gb/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 12 Gb/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 12 Gb/s MegaRAID controller family is designed to support Broadcom
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.