MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i

Eight-port 6Gb/s PCI Express 3.0 SATA+SAS RAID controller
Second-generation 6Gb/s SATA+SAS controller, built on the LSISAS2208 dual-core ROC
Proven interoperability with the latest server platforms based on the PCI Express® 3.0 specification

Features Eight internal SATA+SAS ports
Two mini-SAS SFF-8087 x4 connectors – side mount
6Gb/s throughput per port
LSISAS2208 Dual Core ROC
o 800MHz PowerPC®
MD2 Low profile (6.6" X 2.536")
x8 PCI Express 3.0 host interface
1GB DDRIII cache (1333MHz)
Optional CacheVault™ Module (LSICVM01)
Optional battery backup unit (LSIiBBU09 remote mount)
Connect up to 128 SATA and/or SAS devices
RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 6
RAID spans 10, 50 and 60
Benefits Second generation 6Gb/s SATA+SAS with unprecedented levels of performance
Designed for internal storage environments using up to 128 SAS, SATA and solid state drives (SSDs)
Designed for IOPs performance and advanced software options help users realize full benefits of SSD deployments
CacheVault™ technology option for greener, lower total cost cache protection
Support for CacheCade® Pro 2.0 read/write caching software to help accelerate I/O performance of existing HDD arrays using SSDs as high-performance cache.
Proven interoperability with the latest server platforms based on the PCI Express 3.0 specification
Helps to meet high I/O transaction demands of database and datacenter applications
Provides the sustained data transfer rates and high sequential bandwidth to meet processing requirements of digital media, video and imaging environments


Solution Provided Eight-port internal SAS solution for performance-hungry applications using up to 128 SAS, SATA and solid state drives (SSDs)
Physical Dimensions MD2 Low profile (6.6” X 2.536”)
Internal Connectors Two Mini-SAS SFF8087 internal connector (side mount)
Device Support Up to 128 SAS and/or SATA hard drives and SSDs
Host Bus Type x8 lane PCI Express 3.0 compliant
Data Transfer Rates Up to 6Gb/s per port
I/O Processor/SAS Controller LSISAS2208 Dual-Core RAID on Chip (ROC)
Cache Memory 1 GB 1333MHz DDRIII SDRAM
Cache Protection MegaRAID CacheVault flash cache protection (optional – LSICVM01 / LSI00297) MegaRAID LSIiBBU09 (optional – LSIiBBU09 / LSI00279)
Key RAID Data Protection Features MegaRAID Management Suite
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
SSD Support with SSD Guard™ technology
Patrol read for media scanning and repairing
64 logical drive support
Up to 64TB LUN 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)
Operating Temperature Maximum ambient: Controller Card: 60°C, with optional LSIiBBU09: 55°C
Operating Voltage +3.3V, +12V
MTBF (Calculated) 1,031,514hours
Hardware Warranty 3 years, free advanced technical support, advanced replacement option
Regulatory Certifications 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
RAID Management MegaRAID Management Suite
MegaRAID Storage Manager
MegaCLI (command-line interface)
WebBIOS
Optional SSD Optimization MegaRAID CacheCade Pro 2.0 Software leverages SSDs in front of HDD volumes to create high-capacity, high-performance controller cache poolsMegaRAID Fast Path Software provides high-performance I/O acceleration for SSD arrays connected to 6Gb/s MegaRAID SATA+SAS controllers
OS Support
Extensive support includes Microsoft® Windows® Vista/2008/Server 2003/2000/XP, Linux®, Solaris™ (x86), Netware®, FreeBSD®, VMware® and more. * Visit the LSI download Center for the most complete list of supported operating systems: lsi.com/channel/support