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MegaRAID® SAS 9280-24i4e MegaRAID® SAS 9280-24i4e 24-Port Internal / 4-Port External PCI Express SATA and SAS RAID Controller T y p i c a l U s e s K e y f e a tu r e s n Twenty-Eight 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports n Six Mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF-8087) n One Mini-SAS external connector (SFF-8088) n LSISAS2108 6Gb/s RAID-on-Chip - 800MHz PowerPC® n 512MB 800MHz DDRII cache memory n Optional battery backup module n RAID Levels 0, 1, 5 and 6 n RAID Spans 10, 50 and 60 K e y A d v a n t a g e s n Internal drive storage and external JBOD expansion n PCI Express® 2.0 provides faster signaling for high-bandwidth applications n Connect up to 240 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s SATA and SAS hard drives n Support for LSI Advanced Software Options Next-Generation High Port SATA+SAS RAID LSI™ 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. The MegaRAID SAS 9280-24i4e, with twenty-four internal and four external ports, supports both internal drive storage and external JBOD expansion for up to 240 SATA or SAS drives. With a large number of internal ports, the 9280-24i4e connects up to 24 drives inside the server via direct connection or passive backplane. Using the external SAS ports, multiple JBODs can be connected to a server, providing a scalable and affordable solution for growing storage requirements. 6Gb/s SAS Performance Advantage With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS 9280-24i4e bring users new features and improved performance, while continuing to support all the features of the previous 3Gb/s SATA+SAS generation. 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 are designed to deliver significant performance improvements in both read and write applications as compared to their 3Gb/s predecessors. Protect Business Critical Data with the Industry’s Most Trusted SATA+SAS RAID Controllers Support for Advanced Software Options The LSI family of 6Gb/s MegaRAID high port count 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 can enable end users to address key business challenges while helping to deliver a higher return on their IT investments. MegaRAID CacheCade™ software and MegaRAID FastPath™ 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™ provides the essential software tools to efficiently 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 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 configure, monitor and manage RAID volumes locally or over the LAN network. Product Brief Storage Video Surveillance Medical Imaging Video Creation Video-on-Demand Super Computing MegaRAID® SAS 9280-24i4e