MegaRAID SAS 9285CV-8e
  • 2nd-gen 8-port 6Gb/s SATA+SAS RAID controller, built on the LSISAS2208 dual-core ROC
  • Configures external storage enclosures with high performance SAS HDDs, SATA HDDs or SSDs
  • Reduces hardware maintenance, lowers TCO, and provides greener cache protection with MegaRAID® CacheVault™ technology
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Features

  • Eight external SATA+SAS ports
  • Two mini-SAS SFF-8088 x4 connectors
  • 6Gb/s throughput per port
  • LSISAS2208 Dual Core ROC
    o 800MHz PowerPC®
  • MD2 Low profile (6.6" X 2.536")
  • x8 PCI Express 2.0 host interface
  • 1GB DDRIII cache (1333MHz)
  • CacheVault flash cache protection (included)
  • Connect up to 240 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
  • External JBOD expansion for up to 240 SATA and SAS HDDs and SSDs
  • Unsurpassed IOPs performance and advanced software options help users realize full benefits of SSD deployments
  • CacheVault technology included for greener, lower total cost cache protection
  • Support for MegaRAID CacheCade® Pro 2.0 read/write caching software to accelerate I/O performance of existing HDD arrays using SSDs as high-performance cache.
  • Meets 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
MegaRAID SAS 9285CV-8e
Product Ordering Part Number In The Box
MegaRAID SAS 9285CV-8e SGL LSI00298 MR SAS 9285CV‐8e (includes RAID controller, CacheVault flash module, CacheVault power module, CacheVault clip and remote cable), QIG, LP bracket, Documentation CD
Solution Provided Eight-port external SATA+SAS solution for performance-hungry external storage environments using up to 240 SAS, SATA and solid state drives (SSDs); reduces maintenance costs and total cost of ownership using CacheVault technology.
Physical Dimensions MD2 Low profile (2.536”x6.60”)
Internal Connectors Two Mini-SAS SFF8088 internal connectors
Device Support Up to 240 SAS and/or SATA hard drives and SSDs
Host Bus Type x8 lane PCI Express 2.0 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 (included)
Key RAID Data Protection Features
  • 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™
  • 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, Cap Pack: 55°C
Operating Voltage +3.3V, +12V
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 Software uses SSDs in front of HDD volumes to create high-capacity, high-performance controller cache pools
MegaRAID Fast Path Software is designed to provide 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

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Cables and Accessories

LSI offers various internal cable options to make integration into your current system infrastructure as easy as possible. LSI also offers cache protection options for RAID controllers that protect against data loss in the event of a server or power failure by providing emergency power to the cache memory.

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