RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, which is a technology that allows multiple hard drives to be combined into a single logical unit for enhanced performance, reliability, and storage capacity. The LSI Logic MegaRAID 9285CV-8E is a 6Gb/s 8-port PCI-e SAS/SATA RAID controller that is designed to deliver high performance, scalability, and reliability for enterprise-level applications. In this article, we will explore the features, benefits, and specifications of the LSI Logic MegaRAID 9285CV-8E RAID controller.
Features and BenefitsThe LSI Logic MegaRAID 9285CV-8E RAID controller provides several features and benefits that are essential for enterprise-level applications. Some of the key features and benefits are:
- 6Gb/s SAS/SATA technology: The MegaRAID 9285CV-8E controller supports the latest 6Gb/s SAS/SATA technology, which provides faster data transfer rates, improved performance, and scalability.
- Eight internal SAS/SATA ports: The controller has eight internal SAS/SATA ports, which can support up to 128 SAS or SATA devices.
- High-performance cache: The controller comes with a 1GB DDR3 cache memory that provides high-performance read and write caching.
- RAID support: The MegaRAID 9285CV-8E controller supports various RAID levels, including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60. RAID provides data redundancy, which ensures that data is safe and secure even in the event of a disk failure.
- Advanced management tools: The controller comes with advanced management tools, such as MegaRAID Storage Manager and MegaCLI, which provide a user-friendly interface for managing and monitoring the controller.
- Battery backup support: The controller comes with battery backup support, which provides backup power to the cache memory in the event of a power failure, ensuring that data is not lost or corrupted.
The LSI Logic MegaRAID 9285CV-8E provides advanced data protection features to ensure that your data is always safe and secure. These features include online capacity expansion, RAID level migration, and hot spare support. Online capacity expansion allows you to add new hard drives to the RAID array without having to take the system offline. RAID level migration allows you to change the RAID level of the array without having to rebuild it from scratch. Hot spare support allows you to designate a spare hard drive that can automatically take over if one of the active drives fails
In summary, the LSI Logic MegaRAID 9285CV-8E RAID controller is a high-performance, scalable, and reliable storage solution for enterprise-level applications. Its advanced features, such as 6Gb/s SAS/SATA technology, eight internal SAS/SATA ports, high-performance cache, RAID support, advanced management tools, and battery backup support make it an ideal choice for applications that require high performance, data security, and data redundancy. If you are looking for a RAID controller that can meet the demands of enterprise-level applications, the LSI Logic MegaRAID 9285CV-8E is definitely worth considering.
General Information about the Lsi Logic 9285CV-8E- Manufacturer: Lsi Logic
- Part Number or SKU# 9285CV-8E
- Product Type: Controller
- Product Name: SAS-SATA
- Product Type: Sas Controller
- Controller Interfaces Type: Serial Attached Scsi (sas) . Serial Ata/600
- Bus Type: Pci Express 2.0 X8
- Data Transfer Rate: Up To 6gb/s Per Port
- Raid Supported: Yes
- Raid Levels: raid 0, Raid 1, Raid 5, Raid 6, Raid 10, Raid 50, Raid 60
- Drive Supported: 64 X Logical . Up To 240
- Supported Devices: Hard Drive, Disk Array (raid), Solid State Drive
- Platform Supported: Pc . Sparc
- Data Backup Type: Battery Backup
- 1Gb 1333mhz Ddriii Sdram
- Cache Protection: Megaraid Cachevault Flash Cache Protection (included)
- Ports: 2 X Sff-8088 6gb/s Sas - Mini-sas
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