The growing requirement to store huge amounts of data with uninterrupted availability and reliability calls for a high-density point-to-point RAID storage solution. The MegaRAID SAS 84016E, the latest SAS/SATA offering from LSI, addresses any data availability concerns associated with deploying large number of drives in mission-critical environments. It allows system builders to direct-connect up to 16 SATA II and/or SAS drives. Also, by leveraging SAS expander technology, this adapter can support up to 122 physical devices for the most data-intensive environments.

Features

• Sixteen internal SAS / SATA ports
  • Four x4 SAS SFF8087 internal connectors
• 64-bit LBA (>2TB support)
• 3Gb/s throughput per port
• RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 
• PCI Express 1.0a compliant
  • 2.5 Gb/s per lane
  • x8 lane width
• 256MB DDRII 400MHz SDRAM
• Optional battery backup module
  • Rated 72 hours
• Auto-resume on rebuild
• Auto-resume on reconstruction
• Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)
• Online RAID Level Migration (RLM)
• Comprehensive management tools
• LED fault indicator headers

Benefits

• 16 internal SAS/SATA ports for high-density RAID storage solutions
• Maximum drive flexibility for using both SAS and SATA II drives
• PCI Express host interface for increased bandwidth
• Proven, industry-leading MegaRAID stack
• Universal RAID management suite

Products and Ordering Part Numbers

• LSI MegaRAID SAS 84016E BULK
  • Bulk pack LSI 84016E card only.

• LSI MegaRAID SAS 84016E Retail Box
  • Individually packaged box with LSI 84016E HBA, CD containing drivers,  and quick installation guide
  • Part Number: LSI00137