LSI Logic LSI00298 1GB PCIe SAS SATA MegaRAID Controller

LSI Logic LSI00298 1GB 8 Port PCIe SAS/SATA 6Gbps MegaRAID Controller - Brand New

LSI Logic LSI00298 1GB 8 Port PCI Express, SAS, Serial ATA 6.0 Gbps MegaRAID Controller - Brand New

Alt MPN: 9285CV-8e

MegaRAID® SAS 9285CV-8e Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express® SATA+SAS RAID Controller with CacheVault™ Flash Cache Protection

Highest Server RAID Performance for Database and Multimedia Applications - As storage demands expand and processing loads grow, it becomes increasingly more difficult for administrators to achieve maximum performance from their applications. The newest line of MegaRAID® 6Gb/s SATA+SAS controller cards, built on the LSI SAS 2208 dual-core ROC, offer unmatched I/O performance for database applications and streaming digital media environments. In addition to the performance, scalability and configuration flexibility offered by MegaRAID SATA+SAS controllers, customers can benefit from a greener, lower cost cache protection solution with MegaRAID CacheVault technology. The MegaRAID SAS 9285CV-8e controller, with eight external ports, delivers two 800MHz PowerPC processor cores and a 72-bit DDRIII interface that drives 1GB cache memory. This controller is ideal for configuring external storage enclosures with high-performance SAS hard drives, high-capacity SATA hard drives or application-accelerating solid state drives (SSDs) or for building more sophisticated configurations using LSI 6Gb/s SAS Switch products. Users can deploy the MegaRAID SAS 9285CV-8e controller in existing HDD-based server environments for significant performance gains. Alternatively, for users implementing server platforms based on solid-state storage, these next-generation MegaRAID controllers exploit the potential of SSDs for unsurpassed performance and enterprise-class reliability.

MegaRAID CacheVault™ Technology - MegaRAID CacheVault flash cache protection uses NAND flash memory powered by a super-capacitor to help protect data stored in the MegaRAID controller cache. This module eliminates the need for a lithium ion battery traditionally used to protect DRAM cache memory on PCI RAID controllers. The RAID controller automatically writes the data in cache to flash when a power failure occurs, while the super-capacitor keeps the current going during the process. When the power comes back, the DRAM is recovered from flash and the system goes on without loss of data. The benefits of this technology are elimination of hardware maintenance associated with LiON batteries, lower total cost of ownership over the life of the adapter, and more environmentally friendly cache protection.

Support for Advanced Software Options - The Avago family of 6Gb/s MegaRAID controllers are designed to support advanced software options that provide white box channel partners with enhanced performance and data protection capabilities. These new software options help enable end users to address key business challenges while helping to deliver a higher return on their IT investments. MegaRAID CacheCade® software and MegaRAID Fast Path software boost transactional I/O performance of solid state disk configurations, while MegaRAID Recovery software and MegaRAID SafeStore™ software enable enhanced data protection and security.

Intuitive RAID Management Utility - The MegaRAID Management Suite™ of software provides essential tools to manage MegaRAID products, whether deployed in an enterprise or small business. LSI offers 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 allows administrators to adjust SAS or SATA 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 more easily configure, monitor and manage RAID and JBOD volumes locally or over the LAN network.

Key Features

• Eight external 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports
• Two Mini-SAS external connectors (SFF8088)
• LSI SAS 2208 Dual- core 6Gb/s ROC
• x2 800MHz PowerPC Processors
• 1GB DDRIII cache memory
• RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60
• MegaRAID CacheVault Flash Cache Protection included

Key Advantages

• Unmatched RAID performance
• External JBOD expansion for up to 240 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s SATA and SAS hard drives or SSDs
• Helps users realize potential of solid-state storage deployments
• CacheVault technology included for greener, lower total cost cache protection
• Compatible with 6Gb/s SAS Switch
• Support for Advanced Software Options

Compatibility:

This controller card is compatible with any server that includes PCI-E 2.0 slots.

Alternate MPNs: 9285CV-8e

Weight: 2 lb

Warranty: 1 Year DiscTech

Brand New

1 Year DiscTech Warranty