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Introduction
The
MegaRAID SAS 8480E features two x4 external SAS
connectors for high-performance external storage
connectivity. When used with SAS expanders, the
MegaRAID SAS 8480E can support up to 122 SAS or
SATA II disk drives, making it an ideal solution
for enterprise-class storage applications that call
for maximum configuration flexibility. Using a high-performance
Intel® I/O processor for optimum RAID performance
and a PCI Express host interface for increased bandwidth,
the MegaRAID SAS 8480E delivers an intelligent and
robust RAID solution. In addition, this adapter
supports 256MB DDRII SDRAM for data caching and
an intelligent transportable battery backup (iTBBU)
that protects cached data for up to 72 hours in
the event of a complete power failure.
Features
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Eight external SAS/SATA ports
o Two SAS SFF8470 x4 external connectors
- 3
Gb/s throughput per port full duplex
- RAID
Levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50
- Greater
than 2TB array support
- Intel®
IOP333 I/O Processor
- PCI
Express 1.0a compliant
o 2.5 Gb/s per lane
o x8 lane width
- Ships
with 256MB DDRII 400MHz SDRAM DIMM module
- iTBBU
support
- Advanced
data integrity and recovery
- Enhanced
error handling and reporting
- FlexRAID®:
o Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)
o Online RAID Level Migration (RLM)
* Comprehensive management and configuration utilities
- Full
SAS expander support
Benefits
-
Maximum drive flexibility for using both SAS and
SATA II drives
- PCI
Express host interface for increased bandwidth
- SAS
built on proven MegaRAID stack
- Advanced
RAID management suite
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