Product Brief
Protect Business Critical Data with the Industrys Most Trusted SATA+SAS
RAID Controllers.
Next-Generation High Port SATA+SAS RAID
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. The MegaRAID
SAS 9280-16i4e, with sixteen internal and four external ports, supports both internal drive storage
and external JBOD expansion for up to 240 SATA or SAS drives. With a large number of internal
ports, the 9280-16i4e connects up to 16 drives inside the server via direct connection or passive
backplane. Using the external SAS ports, multiple JBODs can be connected to a server, providing a
scalable and aordable solution for growing storage requirements.
6Gb/s SAS Performance Advantage
With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e 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 compatibility 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 are designed to deliver signicant performance improvements in both read and write
applications as compared to their 3Gb/s predecessors.
Support for Advanced Software Options
The Avago family of 6Gb/s MegaRAID high port count 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 can enable end users to address key business
challenges while helping to deliver a higher return on their IT investments. MegaRAID CacheCade
software and MegaRAID FastPath software boost transactional I/O performance of solid state
disk congurations, while MegaRAID recovery software and MegaRAID SafeStore software enable
enhanced data protection and security.
Intuitive RAID Management Utility
The MegaRAID Management Suite provides the essential software tools to eciently manage
MegaRAID products, whether deployed in an enterprise or small business. Avago oers 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, controller and disk enclosure down to the logical and physical drive level.
Extending to enterprise deployments, these tools scale to easily congure, monitor and manage
RAID volumes locally or over the LAN network.
Key Features
Twenty 6Gb/s SATA+SAS ports
Four Mini-SAS internal connectors
(SFF-8087)
One Mini-SAS external connector
(SFF-8088)
LSISAS2108 6Gb/s RAID-on-Chip
800MHz PowerPC®
512MB 800MHz DDRII cache memory
Optional battery backup module
RAID Levels 0, 1, 5 and 6
RAID Spans 10, 50 and 60
Key Advantages
Internal drive storage and external
JBOD expansion
PCI Express® 2.0 provides faster
signaling for high-bandwidth
applications
Connect up to 240 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s
SATA and SAS hard drives
Support for Advanced Software
Options Next
MegaRAID® SAS 9280-16i4e
16-Port Internal / 4-Port External PCI Express SATA
and SAS RAID Controller
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Product Brief
MegaRAID® SAS9280-16i4e
Solution Provided Sixteen-port internal / Four-port external SATA+SAS solution for internal drive storage and external JBOD expansion using up to
240 SAS and/or SATA drives
Physical Dimensions Half-Length, Full Height (6.6” x 4.376”)
Internal Connectors Four Mini-SAS SFF8087 4i internal connectors
External Connectors One Mini-SAS SFF8088 4x external connector
Device Support Up to 240 SAS and/or SATA drives
Host Bus Type x8 lane PCI Express 2.0 Compliant
Data Transfer Rates Up to 6Gb/s per port
I/O Processor/SAS Controller LSI SAS 2108 RAID on Chip (ROC) and LSI SAS 2x36 Expander
Cache Memory 512MB 800MHz DDR II SDRAM
Battery Backup Unit LSIiBBU07, an intelligent battery backup module option that connects remotely to the RAID controller
Key RAID Data Protection
Features
RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 6
RAID spans 10, 50 and 60
Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)
Online RAID Level Migration (RLM)
Auto resume after loss of system power during arrays array
rebuild or reconstruction (RLM)
Single controller Multipathing (failover)
Load Balancing
Congurable stripe size up to 1MB
Fast initialization for quick array setup
Check Consistency for background data integrity
• SafeStore Encryption Services
Instant Secure Erase
SSD Support with SSD Guard Patrol read for media
scanning and repairing
64 logical drive support
DDF compliant Conguration on Disk (COD)
S.M.A.R.T support
Global and dedicated Hot Spare with Revertible Hot Spare
support
– Automatic rebuild
– Enclosure anity
Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays
Enclosure management
– SES (inband)
– SGPIO (sideband)
Operating Temperature Maximum ambient: 60°C (45°C w/iBBU)
Operating Voltage +3.3V
Warranty 3 years, free advanced technical support, advanced replacement option
Regulatory Certications EN55022, EN55024, EN60950, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3; FCC Class A, Class B; UL1950; UL; CSA C22.2; VCCI; RRL for MIC; BSMI;
C-tick
RAID Management MegaRAID Management Suite
– MegaRAID Storage Manager
– MegaCLI (command-line interface)
– WebBIOS
OS Support Extensive support includes Microsoft® Windows® Vista/2008/Server 2003, Linux®, Solaris (x86), FreeBSD®, VMware® and more.
* Visit the download center for the most complete list of supported operating systems: www.lsi.com/support/
MTBF 919,964 Hours
Ordering Information LSI00210 (Single-pack)