LSI MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i LSI00212 Leaflet
Product codes
LSI00212
MegaRAID
®
SAS 9261-8i
Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express SATA+SAS RAID Controller
Product Brief
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i
K E Y F E A T U R E S
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Eight internal 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports
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Two Mini-SAS internal connectors
(SFF-8087)
– Horizontal mount
(SFF-8087)
– Horizontal mount
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LSISAS2108 6Gb/s RAID-on-Chip
– 800MHz PowerPC®
– 800MHz PowerPC®
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512MB 800MHz DDRII cache memory
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Optional battery backup module
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RAID Levels 0, 1, 5 and 6
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RAID Spans 10, 50 and 60
K E Y A D V A N T A G E S
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Superior Performance
– Maximum Reads: 2,875MB/s
– Maximum Writes: 1,800MB/s
– Maximum Reads: 2,875MB/s
– Maximum Writes: 1,800MB/s
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PCI Express® 2.0 provides
faster signaling for high-
bandwidth applications
faster signaling for high-
bandwidth applications
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Support for 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s SATA
and SAS hard drives
and SAS hard drives
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SafeStore™ Encryption Services for
more secure data protection
more secure data protection
T YPIC AL APPLIC ATIONS
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Video-On-Demand
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Video-Surveillance
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Video Creation + Editing
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Medical Imaging
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High-Performance Computing
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Digital Content Archive and VTL
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Storage Appliance
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File, Web, Database, and
Email Servers
Email Servers
Next-Generation 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. With data transfer rates of
up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS
9261-8i brings users new features and
improved performance, while continuing to
support all the features of the previous 3Gb/s
SATA+SAS generation. This MegaRAID value
line controller, ideal for inside-the-box
connectivity, employs the latest in RAID-
on-Chip technology, complies with the PCI
Express 2.0 specification, and provides ad-
ditional data security using LSI SafeStore™
Encryption Services.
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
9261-8i brings users new features and
improved performance, while continuing to
support all the features of the previous 3Gb/s
SATA+SAS generation. This MegaRAID value
line controller, ideal for inside-the-box
connectivity, employs the latest in RAID-
on-Chip technology, complies with the PCI
Express 2.0 specification, and provides ad-
ditional data security using LSI SafeStore™
Encryption Services.
6Gb/s SAS Performance Advantage
With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per
port, the MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i 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 compat-
ibility 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 significant performance improvements
in both read and write applications as compared
to their 3Gb/s predecessors.
port, the MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i 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 compat-
ibility 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 significant performance improvements
in both read and write applications as compared
to their 3Gb/s predecessors.
LSI SafeStore Encryption Services
LSI is pleased to introduce SafeStore Encryption
Services, which include Instant Secure Erase for
Services, which include Instant Secure Erase for
self-encrypting drives (SEDs). This technology
represents a significant step forward in securing
a drive’s data from any unauthorized access
or modification resulting from theft, loss, or
repurposing of drives. Instant secure provides
instant data protection via cryptographic erase.
Whether the drive is 73GB or 1TB, this feature
will delete the existing encryption key and re-
generate a new data encryption key in less than
a second, enabling drives to be returned, retired,
sold or reused securely.
represents a significant step forward in securing
a drive’s data from any unauthorized access
or modification resulting from theft, loss, or
repurposing of drives. Instant secure provides
instant data protection via cryptographic erase.
Whether the drive is 73GB or 1TB, this feature
will delete the existing encryption key and re-
generate a new data encryption key in less than
a second, enabling drives to be returned, retired,
sold or reused securely.
Intuitive RAID Management Utility
The MegaRAID Management Suite™ provides
the essential software tools to efficiently man-
age 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, control-
ler and disk enclosure down to the logical and
physical drive level. Extending to enterprise de-
ployments, these tools scale to easily configure,
monitor and manage RAID volumes locally or
over the LAN network.
the essential software tools to efficiently man-
age 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, control-
ler and disk enclosure down to the logical and
physical drive level. Extending to enterprise de-
ployments, these tools scale to easily configure,
monitor and manage RAID volumes locally or
over the LAN network.
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