LSI MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i - Storage controller (RAID) - 8 Channel - SATA 6Gb/s / SAS - low profile - RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 - PCIe 2.0 x8
- Low-profile, 8 internal port 6Gb/s SATA+SAS RAID card with horizontally mounted connectors, x8 PCIe 2.0 host, with a full complement of data protection features
- All the performance and reliability and flexibility of LSI RAID technology with support for 3Gb/s legacy and SATA, SAS or SSD devices
- Email, file and SharePoint servers for small business and tiered storage server applications benefit from LSI RAID protection and performance
The eight-port MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i, offering data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, brings new features and improved performance to server applications using up to 128 SAS or SATA devices.
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Next-generation SATA+SAS RAID
LSI MegaRAID SATA+SAS controllers provide a high level of reliability, availability, and performance to businesses that are facing storage challenges driven by unprecedented data growth. With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i brings users features and improved performance, while continuing to support all the features of the previous 3Gb/s SATA+SAS generation. This MegaRAID value line controller, ideal for inside-the-box connectivity, employs the latest in RAID-on-Chip technology, complies with the PCI Express 2.0 specification, and provides additional data security using LSI SafeStore encryption services.
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6Gb/s SAS performance advantage
With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i bring users 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 will deliver significant performance improvements in both read and write applications as compared to their 3Gb/s predecessors.
