Product Brief

MegaRAID® SATA 300-8XLP Eight-Port 3Gb/s SATA II RAID Adapter

3Gb/s SATA II RAID Adapter Ideal for High-Density, Rackmount Storage Environments

K e y a d v a n t a g e s n Low-profile form factor for rackmount servers n Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and Tagged n Individual drive activity and fault LED connectors Command Queuing (TCQ) for increased performance n 3Gb/s (300MB/s) SATA II data transfer rate n Enclosure management (SAF-TE) support

New Features, Smaller Form Factor Powerful RAID Management Utilities

environments The MegaRAID SATA 300-8XLP is the latest ad- The MegaRAID SATA 300-8XLP management Entry-level to mid-range dition to the LSI family of SATA RAID solutions. software suite consists of a complete set of tools rackmount or high-density servers requiring a cost-effective Offering data transfer rates of up to 3Gb/s per including two BIOS-level utilities (MegaRAID scalable SATA RAID solution port in a low-profile form factor, the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility and WebBIOS),

T y p i c a l U s e s SATA 300-8XLP addresses the growing demand character-based MegaManager, and graphically Digital video editing, near line for RAID in high-density rackmount chassis powered Power Console Plus (PCP). This storage, workgroup server, backup environments. Also, with the addition of selection of powerful RAID management tools and restoration individual drive activity and fault LED headers, provides the capability to efficiently configure, F e a t u r e s users can view status of hard drives through monitor, and manage RAID systems locally or n Eight internal SATA ports LEDs on the chassis. over a network. n Two x4 SATA connectors with latch

n 3Gb/s throughput per port Migrating to the Next Generation n Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s and 3Gb/s drive Remote Battery Option for Complete mode support In addition to 3Gb/s SATA transfer rates, the Data Protection n Low-profile extended length PCI MegaRAID SATA 300-8XLP supports Native form factor The MegaRAID LSIiBBU01 is a battery-backup Command Queuing (NCQ) and Enclosure n RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50 module that protects the integrity of the cached Management (SAF-TE). NCQ, among the more n ® XScale™ IOP331 I/O processor data on a MegaRAID controller by providing n advanced features defined in the SATA II speci- Ships with 128MB embedded backup power if there is a complete AC power DDR SDRAM fication, allows for higher performance and failure or a brief power outage. The LSI Mega- n Individual drive activity LED increased reliability by reordering commands headers (8) RAID battery backup units provide an inex- more efficiently. Enclosure Management (SAF-TE) n Individual drive fault LED pensive alternative to using an Uninterruptible support allows administrators to manage the headers (8) Power Supply (UPS). n Enhanced error handling and status of enclosures and drives. With support for reporting these new SATA features, the MegaRAID SATA The LSIiBBU01 does not connect directly to the 300-4XLP provides a reliable and robust RAID MegaRAID SATA 300-8XLP adapter, but instead solution to data intensive storage applications. uses a supplied 20-pin, 10-inch cable to connect to it. Since server and workstation chassis vary allowing VARs and chassis manufacturers to to provide the most flexibility within various from vendor to vendor, there is no standard customize the location of the remote battery environments. mounting option that addresses all the desired applications. Therefore, the LSIiBBU01 battery kit contains only the battery and the cable,

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M e g a r a i d ® s a t a 3 0 0 - 8 X l p 3Gb/s data transfer rate per port, NCQ, enclosure management support and remote battery backup increase performance, Product Advantages manageability and reliability in storage environments Solution Provided High-performance eight-port PCI-X SATA II RAID adapter for cost-sensitive and space-limited storage environments Environment High-density storage environments requiring a reliable, robust and affordable SATA RAID solution Inside the Box (LSI00142) MegaRAID SATA 300-8XLP adapter, two x4 internal 26-pin SATA cables with latch, driver CD, Quick Install Guide, low-profile bracket Physical Dimensions Low profile PCI (7.1” X 2.536”) Connectors Two internal SATA 26-pin connectors with latching hoods Device Support Eight 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s SATA drives Host Bus Type PCI-X 64-bit/133MHz host interface (3.3 volts only) Data Transfer Rates Up to 3Gb/s per port Cache Memory 128MB DDR SDRAM embedded

RAID and Fault Tolerant Features n RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, and 10 n Native Command Queuing (NCQ) n Enclosure management support (SAF-TE) n (TCQ) n Individual drive activity LED headers (8) n Flashable BIOS n Individual fault LED headers (8) n Drive hot plug support n Variable stripe size support n Automatic rebuild of hot spare drives n 40 logical drive support n Online RAID level migration n Patrol read n Remote battery backup support n FlexRAID power fail option n Configuration on Disk (COD)/NVRAM n Online capacity expansion n S.M.A.R.T. support n Fast initialization for quick array setup n Enhanced error handling and reporting

Operating Temperature 0-60°C (w/o BBU card), 0-40°C (w/BBU card) Operating Voltage 5.00V ±0.25V, 3.3V ±0.33V, 12.00V ±0.6V (+12V is used only when LSIiBBU02 is installed) Warranty 3 years, free advanced technical support, advanced replacement option Regulatory Certifications CE, FCC, C-tick, UL, VCCI, BSMI and RRL

RAID Management n Online Utilities n Preboot Utilities – Power Console Plus (GUI-based) – MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility (character-based) – MegaManager (character-based) – WebBIOS Configuration Utility (browser-based) OS Support Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003/2000/XP SuSE® Professional ® Red Hat® AS Linux® SuSE® Linux®Enterprise Server (SLES) Novell® NetWare® FreeBSD®

Warranty For more than 15 years, LSI host adapters have been providing high-performance SCSI solutions to leading server, disk array and computer systems worldwide. Each host adapter carries a powerful chip built in LSI’s ISO 9001-certified fabrication facilities. Using only the highest quality components, LSI host adapters are assembled and tested in world-class facilities to assure superior product reliability and performance. Because of stringent quality management programs, our host adapters carry a three-year limited warranty.

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