Description
Features and Benefits for Broadcom 9480-8I8E
The Broadcom 9480-8I8E Megaraid Storage controller is a RAID controller with 16 channels, supporting both SATA 6GBS and SAS 12GBS interfaces. It has a low profile design and a maximum data transfer rate of 1200 MBPS. Some of the features and benefits of this controller include:
- High performance: The controller supports both SATA 6GBS and SAS 12GBS interfaces, providing high data transfer rates and improved system performance.
- RAID support: The controller supports a variety of RAID levels, including 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, providing data protection and improved data availability.
- Multiple drive support: The controller supports up to 16 drives, providing increased storage capacity and flexibility.
- Low profile design: The controller has a low profile design, making it ideal for use in systems with limited space.
- Advanced features: The controller supports advanced features such as hot spare and global hot spare, RAID level migration, and online capacity expansion.
- Easy to use: The controller comes with a web-based management interface, making it easy to set up and manage the controller.
- Broad compatibility: The controller is compatible with a wide range of systems and operating systems, making it a versatile and flexible solution.
- Cost-effective: The controller is a cost-effective solution for businesses looking to improve their storage performance and reliability.
- Remote management: The controller supports remote management, allowing IT administrators to monitor and manage the controller from a remote location.
Performance and scalability
The Broadcom 9480-8I8E MegaRAID Storage controller 9480-8I8E is a high-performance and scalable RAID controller that is capable of handling large amounts of data. It features:
- High performance: The controller supports 16 channels of SATA 6GBS and SAS 12GBS, providing a maximum data transfer rate of 1200 MBPS.
- Scalability: The controller supports up to 8 internal and 8 external ports, allowing for easy expansion and scalability as storage needs grow.
- RAID support: The controller supports various RAID levels, including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, providing data protection and redundancy.
- Advanced data protection: The controller features advanced data protection features, such as RAID-DP (double parity) and RAID-6 ADP (advanced data protection), which provide additional protection against data loss in case of drive failure.
- Low-profile design: The controller features a low-profile design, making it ideal for use in small form factor (SFF) systems.
- Compatibility: The controller is compatible with a wide range of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and VMware.
- Management: The controller features an intuitive and easy-to-use management software, which allows administrators to monitor and manage the controller and its RAID arrays.
- Battery Backup Unit: The controller also supports battery backup units which allows the controller to keep track of the RAID data and write it back to the disk in case of power failure.
In terms of scalability and performance, the 9480-8I8E Broadcom MegaRAID Storage controller provides a high level of performance and scalability, making it suitable for use in data centers, enterprise environments, and other high-performance applications.
Compatibility and system requirements
The Broadcom Megaraid Storage controller Raid 16 Channel SATA 6GBS/SAS 12GBS low profile 1200 MBPS (9480-8I8E) is compatible with the following systems and requires the following for proper operation:
- Hardware requirements: The controller is compatible with servers and workstations that have a PCIe 3.0 x8 slot and meet the minimum system requirements for the controller.
- Firmware requirements: The controller must have the latest firmware version installed for proper operation.
- Operating system requirements: The controller is compatible with the following operating systems: Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and 12; VMware vSphere 5.5, 6.0, and 6.5.
- RAID requirements: The controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60.
- Power requirements: The controller requires a power supply of 12V DC and consumes up to 16W.
- Environmental requirements: The controller should be operated in a temperature-controlled environment between 10°C and 35°C (50°F and 95°F) with a relative humidity between 8% and 80% (non-condensing).
It is important to verify that the system meets these requirements before installing the controller. Broadcom support or the Broadcom Business Partner should be contacted if there are any questions about the compatibility or system requirements.
General Information about this Broadcom 9480-8I8E
- Manufacturer: Broadcom
- Model Number or SKU# 9480-8I8E
- Product Name: Controller
- Product Type: Raid Controller
Technical specifications for Storage Controller
The Broadcom Megaraid Storage controller (9480-8I8E) is a RAID controller with the following technical specifications:
- RAID levels supported: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- Number of ports: 16
- Interface: SATA 6GBS/SAS 12GBS
- Form factor: Low profile
- Bus type: PCI-Express 3.0 x8
- Data transfer rate: Up to 1200 MBPS
- On-board memory: 512MB DDR3
- RAID cache memory: 1GB
- Maximum number of physical drives supported: Up to 8
- Maximum number of logical drives supported: Up to 64
- Battery backup support: Yes
- Hot-swap support: Yes
