LSI MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8e LSI00333 전단

Product Brief

Today’s data center, cloud and high-performance computing environments not only require 
increased storage capacity to handle massive volumes of data, but are also challenged to protect 
and deliver data as quickly as possible to meet the needs of applications and end users. To 
address these performance demands as capacity scales, the newest 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers 
from LSI offer a powerful combination of intelligent performance, enterprise RAID data 
protection and proven interoperability with the latest server platforms based on the PCI Express 
3.0 specification. The MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8e, with eight external ports, delivers two 800MHz 
PowerPC processor cores and a 72-bit DDRIII interface that drives 1GB cache memory. Powered 
by the LSISAS2208 dual-core ROC, the 9286CV-8e controller includes the latest PCI Express 3.0 
and 6Gb/s SAS technology and is designed for configuring external storage enclosures with high-
performance SAS hard drives, high-capacity SATA hard drives or application-accelerating SSDs or 
for building more sophisticated configurations using LSI 6Gb/s SAS Switch products. 

LSI MegaRAID CacheVault flash cache protection uses NAND flash memory powered by a super-
capacitor to help protect data stored in the MegaRAID controller cache memory. 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 memory to 
flash storage 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 storage 
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.

The LSI 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™ Pro 2.0 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.

The MegaRAID Management Suite™ 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. 

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MegaRAID® SAS 9286CV-8e 

Eight-Port 6Gb/s PCI Express® 3.0 SATA+SAS RAID 

Controller with CacheVault™ Flash Cache Protection