Product Brief
Protect Business Critical Data with the Industrys Most Trusted SATA+SAS
RAID Controllers
Next-Generation SATA+SAS RAID
MegaRAID SATA+SAS controllers provide a new level of reliability, availability, and performance
to businesses that are facing storage challenges driven by unprecedented data growth. With data
transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i and 9260DE-8i bring users new
features and improved performance, while continuing to support all the features of the previous
3Gb/s SATA+SAS generation. These two MegaRAID value line controllers, ideal for inside-the-box
connectivity, employ the latest in RAID-on-Chip technology, comply with the PCI Express 2.0
specication, and provide additional data security using SafeStore encryption services.
6Gb/s SAS Performance Advantage
6Gb/s SAS is designed for backward compatibility with 3Gb/s SAS as well as with 6Gb/s and
3Gb/s SATA hard drives. Regardless of the drive speed, 6Gb/s MegaRAID controllers will deliver
signicant performance improvements in both read and write applications as compared to their
3Gb/s predecessors. Other new features of the 6Gb/s MegaRAID SATA+SAS controllers include
greater signal integrity using Decision Feedback Equalization, support for more sophisticated SAS
topologies using Expander Self-discovery/ Self-conguration, and additional safeguards to enhance
data protection.
SafeStore Encryption Services
Avago is pleased to introduce SafeStore encryption services, which oer instant secure erase and
local key management* for self-encrypting drives (SEDs). This technology represents a signicant
step forward in securing a drives data from any unauthorized access or modication resulting
from theft, loss, or repurposing of drives. Instant secure erase permanently removes data when
repurposing or decommissioning SEDs. SafeStore local key management provides the necessary
management and protection of SEDs using a simple pass phrase, security key identier, and
security key le, which can be set and applied to all SEDs assigned to a MegaRAID controller. This
removes the complexity of managing each SED’s unique encryption key, and essentially relieves the
administrator from most of the daily tasks of securing data.
Intuitive RAID Management Utility
The MegaRAID Management Suite provides the essential software tools to eciently manage
MegaRAID products, whether deployed in an enterprise or small business. Avago oers a collection
of applications and tools including a pre-boot setup utility and a full spectrum of online RAID
management utilities. This suite of applications allow administrators to adjust SAS topology views
from the system host, controller and disk enclosure down to the logical and physical drive level.
Extending to enterprise deployments, these tools scale to easily congure, monitor and manage
RAID volumes locally or over the LAN network.
Key Features
Eight internal 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports
Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
(SFF-8087)
LSI SAS 2108 6Gb/s RAID-on-Chip
800MHzPowerPC®
512MB 800MHz DDRII cache memory
Optional battery backup module
RAID Levels 0, 1, 5 and 6
RAID Spans 10, 50 and 60
Key Advantages
6Gb/s SAS for superior levels of
RAID performance
PCI Express® 2.0 provides faster
signaling for highbandwidth
applications
Support for 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s SATA and
SAS hard drives
SafeStore Encryption Services for
more secure data protection
Typical Applications
Video-On-Demand
Video-Surveillance
Video Creation + Editing
Medical Imaging
High-Performance Computing
Digital Content Archive and VTL
Storage Appliance
File, Web, Database, and
Email Servers
MegaRAID® SAS 9260-8i / MegaRAID SAS 9260DE-8i
Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express SATA and SAS RAID Controller
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Product Brief
MegaRAID SAS9260 - 8i and MegaRAID SAS9260DE - 8i
Solution Provided Eight-port internal SATA+SAS solution for high-density servers and workstations using up to128 drives with the exibility to
use both SATA and SAS hard drives and solid state drives (SSDs)
Physical Dimensions MD2 Low prole (6.6” X 2.536”)
Connectors Two Mini-SAS SFF-8087 internal connectors
Device Support Up to 128 SATA and/or SAS 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 LSI SAS 2108 RAID-on-Chip (ROC)
Cache Memory 512MB 800MHz DDR II SDRAM
Battery Backup Unit LSIiBBU07, an intelligent battery backup module option that directly connects to the controller
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 array rebuild or
reconstruction (RLM)
Single controller Multipathing (failover)
Load Balancing
Congurable stripe size up to 1MB
Fast initialization for quick array setup
Check Consistency for background data integrity
• SafeStore Encryption Services
Instant Secure Erase
Local Key Management*
SSD Support with SSD Guard
Patrol read for media scanning and repairing
64 logical drive support
DDF compliant Conguration on Disk (COD)
S.M.A.R.T support
Global and dedicated Hot Spare with Revertible Hot
Spare support
– Automatic rebuild
– Enclosure anity
Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays
Enclosure management
– SES (inband)
– SGPIO (sideband)
Operating Temperature Maximum ambient: 60°C (44.5°C w/iBBU)
Operating Voltage +3.3V
Warranty 3 years, free advanced technical support, advanced replacement option
Regulatory Certications 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;
RAID Management MegaRAID Management Suite
– MegaRAID Storage Manager
– MegaCLI (command-line interface)
– WebBIOS
OS Support Extensive support includes Microsoft® Windows® Vista/Server 2003, Linux® and more.
Visit the download center for the most complete list of supported operating systems: www.lsi.com/support
*local key management is supported only with the 9260DE-8i
Ordering Information
MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i (Single Pack) LSIiBBU07
MPN: L5-25121-28
OPN: LSI00198
MPN: L5-25034-02
OPN: LSI00161