LSI MegaRAID SAS 9341-8i Reference guide

Product Brief
MegaRAID SATA+SAS Entry Product Line
LSI MegaRAID SATA+SAS entry controller cards allow small to medium business (SMB) owners
and gaming enthusiasts to enjoy the latest RAID technology at aordable prices with low
power consumption. This product line delivers trusted MegaRAID reliability with minimal
maintenance eort. MegaRAID entry controller cards oer users a straight-forward solution
that includes essential RAID levels and uncomplicated conguration options.
In addition, they are able to connect to combinations of SATA and SAS hard disk drives and
solid state drives, allowing for storage congurations that optimize cost, performance and
robust data protection.
Enterprise Ready
Along with an extensive list of enterprise RAID capabilities, the 9341 series now oers
advanced drive diagnostic technologies. In the event of a physical drive failure, the drive is
placed in a shielded state and the MegaRAID controller starts drive diagnostics to determine
if the drive is indeed failed or can be restored. This saves customers time, money and lost
compute time associated with transient drive failures and unnecessary drive returns.
Simple Migration to LSI MegaRAID Enterprise Products
A unique feature of the MegaRAID SATA+SAS entry line is the ability to migrate from these
simple, yet powerful RAID 5 controllers to the more full-featured MegaRAID product lines.
Users can simply plug in a new controller to recognize and import the existing array without
requiring any reconguration. Plus, a single management client provides a consistent user
interface to manage any MegaRAID SATA, SAS or SSD array.
12Gb/s SAS and PCI 3.0 Performance Advantages
12Gb/s SAS is designed for backward compatibility with 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS and SATA hard
drives. Regardless of the drive speed, 12Gb/s MegaRAID controllers will deliver signicant
performance improvements in both read and write applications compared to their predecessors.
MegaRAID®SAS 9341-8i &
MegaRAID SAS 9341-4i
Cost Eective, Entry Line of Eight-Port and Four-Port
12Gb/s PCIe 3.0 SATA+SAS RAID Controllers
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9341-8i & MegaRAID 9341-4i
Key Advantages
nHigh performance with 12Gb/s data transfer
rates
nPCI Express® 3.0 host interface drives superior
system performance
nDelivers robust, yet simple RAID functionality
nFlexible SATA+SAS array architecture
optimizes cost
nComplete kit package includes necessary
cables and brackets
nIncludes JBOD Mode support Applications
nInternal storage congurations
n1U/2U rack servers
nFile, Web, database and email servers
nHigh-performance workstations
Typical Uses
nDirect-attach, internal SAS or SATA hard disk
drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs)
nHigh volume,“warm data”access
Key Features
nEight internal 12Gb/s SATA+SAS ports
nx8 PCI Express 3.0 host interface
nTwo x4 SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD internal
connectors
nLSISAS3008 PowerPC 476 controller @ 1.2 GHz
nRAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and JBOD mode
nLow-prole form factor
nSupports up to 64 devices in JBOD mode
nUp to 32 physical devices in RAID mode
nPowerful device monitoring and maintenance
capabilities

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MegaRAID SAS 9341-8i & 9341-8i
Solution Provided Low-cost, green SATA+SAS RAID solution for high-density servers and workstations with the exibility to use both SATA and
SAS hard drives and solid state drives
Physical Dimensions 9341-8i & 9341-4i: 2.6” x 6.0”
Connectors 9341-8i: Two, x4, SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD horizontal connector placement
9341-4i: One, x4, SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD horizontal connector placement
Max Number of Physical Devices Non-RAID (JBOD Mode): 64
RAID 0: 32 per volume
RAID 1: 2 per volume plus hot spare
RAID 5: 32 per volume
RAID 10: 32 per volume
RAID 50: 32 per volume
Host Bus Type 8-lane, 5 GT/s PCI Express 3.0 Compliant
Data Transfer Rates Up to 12Gb/s per port
Key RAID Data Protection Features • RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and JBOD mode
• Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)
• Online RAID Level Migration (RLM)
• Auto resume after loss of system power during array
rebuild or RLM
• Single controller multipathing (Load balancing)
• Drive hot plug support
• Drive roaming
• Selectable logical drive as boot drive
• Virtual Disk (VD) Consistency Check
• Fast initialization for quick array setup
• Staggered disk spin up
• Hot Spare support (up to 8)
-Global, dedicated (copy back), enclosure anity and
emergency SATA support
• Automatic rebuild support
• SafeStore Encryption Services for SED HDDs
• Shielded state drive diagnostic technology
• Patrol Read media scan and repair
• Online HDD rmware update
• Error recovery support
• SAS TCQ support
• SATA NCQ support
• Support for native 4K HDDs
• Non disk device support
• >2TB logical drive support
• Soft bad block management
• DDF-compliant Conguration on Disk
• Foreign Conguration Import
• S.M.A.R.T. support
• SES (inband) & SGPIO (sideband) management
MegaRAID Management Suite • MegaRAID Storage Manager™
- Now with single login for domain admin
• StorCLI (command-line interface)
• CTRL-R (BIOS conguration utility)
• HII (UEFI Human Interface Infrastructure)
Environments Operating
0°C to 70°C
5 to 90% Non-condensing
Storage
-45°C to 105°C
5 to 90% Non-condensing
PCI Card Type 3.3V add-in Card
PCI Voltage +12V +/-8%
PCI Power 13.0 W (normal), 19.04 W (max)
PCI Modes Bus Master DMA
LED Indicators Internal
Activity/Fault per x4 port – Heartbeat
MTFB >2,800,000 hours
Compliances EMC: Class B-US (CFR 47, P15B); Canada (ICES-003); Japan (V-3/02.04); Europe (EN55022/EN55024); Australia/New Zealand
(AS/NZS 3548); Safety: EN60950
Regulatory Certications EN55022, EN55024, EN60950, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3; FCC Class A, Class B; UL1950; UL; CSA C22.2; VCCI; RRL for MIC;
BSMI; C-tick
OS Support Extensive support includes Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012/Vista/2008/Server 2003/2000/XP, Linux®, Solaris™ (x86),
Netware®, FreeBSD®, VMware® and more.
Visit the LSI download center for the most complete list of supported operating systems:
http://www.lsi.com/support
Brackets Full Height and Low-Prole
Warranty 3 years, advanced replacement option
Free technical support at lsi.com/support
Ordering Information LSI SAS 9341-4i Single Pack P/N: LSI00419, LSI SAS 9341-4i Kit P/N: LSI00406
LSI SAS 9341-8i Single Pack P/N: LSI00407, LSI SAS 9341-8i Kit P/N: LSI00408
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