Product Brief

Protect Business Critical Data with the Industry’s Most Trusted SATA+SAS.

Next-Generation SATA+SAS RAID for External Enclosures

Today’s newest external enclosure designs are based on architectures that support both SATA and

SAS drives. The MegaRAID SAS 9280-8e and 9280DE-8e, with eight external SATA+SAS ports, are

ideal for conguring these external enclosures with your choice of high-performance SAS hard

drives, high-capacity SATA hard drives or power-saving solid state drives (SSDs). With data transfer

rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS 9280-8e and 9280DE-8e bring users new features

and improved performance, while continuing to support all the features of the previous 3Gb/s

signicant performance improvements in both read and write applications as compared to their

3Gb/s predecessors. Other new features to 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 oer 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 drive’s data from any unauthorized access or modication resulting from

theft, loss, or repurposing of drives. Instant secure erase cryptographically erases an SED, whether

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 external 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports

 Two Mini-SAS external connectors

 RAID Spans 10, 50, and 60

Key Advantages

 Superior Performance

 Maximum Reads: 2,875MB/s

 Maximum Writes: 1,800MB/s

signaling for high bandwidth

applications

 Support for 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s SATA and

SAS hard drives and SSDs

 Medical Imaging

 High-Performance Computing

 Digital Content Archive and VTL

 Storage Appliance

 File, Web, Database, and Email Servers

Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express SATA and SAS RAID Controller

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Physical Dimensions MD2 Low prole (6.6” X 2.536”)

Connectors Two Mini-SAS SFF-8088 external connectors

Device Support Up to 240 SATA and/or SAS hard drives and SSDs

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 adapter

Key RAID Data Protection

Features

• RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 6

• RAID spans 10, 50 and 60

• 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*

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;

MegaRAID SAS 9280-8e Single Pack LSIiBBU08

MPN: L5-25152-24

OPN: LSI00205