Broadcom MegaRAID® SAS 9380-8e RAID Controller

Product Overview The MegaRAID SAS 9380-8e RAID controller is a PCI-Express® (PCIe®) 3.0, low-profile controller with RAID control capability, based on the LSISAS3108 RAID On-a-Chip (ROC) device. The controller uses 1 GB of DDR3 1866-MHz memory. In addition, it controls eight external Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)/Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) ports through two SFF-8644 mini-SAS HD-4e external connectors. This 12Gb/s MegaRAID SATA+SAS RAID controller is based on the LSI first-to-market SAS IC technology and proven MegaRAID technology. As a third-generation PCIe RAID controller, this controller addresses the growing demand for increased data throughput and scalability requirements across midrange and enterprise-class server platforms. This RAID controller provides these features:  12Gb/s SAS III performance  6Gb/s SATA III performance  Eight-lane 8-GT/s PCIe host interface SAS technology brings a wealth of options and flexibility with the use of SAS devices and SATA devices within the same storage infrastructure. However, SAS devices and SATA devices bring individual characteristics that make each one a more suitable choice depending on your storage needs. MegaRAID products give you the flexibility to combine these two similar technologies on the same controller, within the same enclosure, and in the same virtual drive. NOTE This RAID controller supports SATA II and SATA III technologies. For more information, including the technical specifications for your RAID controller, refer to the 12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS RAID Controllers User Guide on the MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD. NOTE Record your RAID controller serial number in a safe location in case you need to contact LSI.