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Green PCIe RAID controller card with eight external SAS ports

LSI

LSI 9380-8E Megaraid SAS 12Gb/s RAID controller

SKU CH-GYEG-W4V1Y

A 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller with eight external ports, PCIe 3.0 x8 and 1GB DDRIII cache supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60

  • Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 for flexible data protection
  • 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity for high-speed storage throughput
  • PCIe 3.0 x8 interface provides ample bandwidth for eight external ports
  • 1 GB DDRIII cache accelerates read and write performance

RAID controller for external SAS and SATA arrays

The LSI 9380-8E Megaraid connects to a host through a PCI Express 3.0 x8 slot and provides eight external SAS ports. It supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with 1 GB of onboard DDRIII cache. The card is intended for servers that need hardware RAID across direct-attached storage enclosures. It is not suited for systems that lack a free x8 slot or that require internal drive connectors.

Thermals noise and power draw in normal use

The controller operates as a standard add-in card cooled by the server’s chassis airflow. Power consumption scales with the number of active SAS links and the RAID workload. Acoustic output is determined by the host system fans rather than the card itself. No independent thermal or power figures are supplied.

Highlights

  • Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 for flexible data protection
  • 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity for high-speed storage throughput
  • PCIe 3.0 x8 interface provides ample bandwidth for eight external ports
  • 1 GB DDRIII cache accelerates read and write performance

Specifications

No published specifications for this item yet.

Questions about this item

How is the LSI 9380-8E installed in a PCIe 3.0 x8 slot, and what step is often missed?

Insert the card into a PCIe 3.0 x8 slot, secure the bracket screw, then connect the eight SAS ports to the backplane; the step often missed is installing the MegaRAID driver before creating any RAID volumes.

What maintenance will the 1 GB DDRIII cache on the 9380-8E need later?

The onboard 1 GB DDRIII cache has no battery or supercapacitor listed, so no cache-backup maintenance is required; only firmware updates via the MegaRAID utility are needed over time.

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