Broadcom 96 Series User Manual

Broadcom 96xx User Guide Broadcom
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96xx PCIe 4.0, 24G SAS MegaRAID
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and eHBA Tri-Mode Storage Adapters
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RAID levels 0 and 1
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RAID span 10
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SAS/SATA drives: 32
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NVMe SSDs: 32
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JBOD PD state for SDS environments
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Single controller multipathing
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Load balancing
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Fast initialization for quick array setup
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Check Consistency for background data integrity
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SSD support with SSD Guard technology
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Patrol read for media scanning and repairing
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Four virtual drive support
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DDF-compliant COD
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S.M.A.R.T support
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Global and dedicated hot spare with revertible hot spare support:
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Automatic rebuild
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Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays
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Enclosure management support:
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Universal Backplane Management (UBM)
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SES (inband)
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SGPIO (sideband)
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VPP
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DataBolt bandwidth optimizer technology support for compatible expander-based enclosures
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Shield state drive diagnostic technology
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MegaRAID SafeStore software for SED key management
eHBA 9600 Adapter Features
The eHBA 9600 adapters support the following eHBA features:
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SAS/SATA devices: 240
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NVMe SSDs: 32
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Shingled magnetic recording (SMR) drive support
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Multi-actuator (MA) drive support
Operating System Support
The tri-mode storage adapters support the operating systems in the following list. For specific version information, refer to
the MegaRAID Tri-Mode Device Driver Installation User Guide, which you can download from http://www.broadcom.com/
support/download-search.
Broadcom 96xx-MR-HBA-Tri-Mode-UG108
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Broadcom 96 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Broadcom
Model	96 Series
Category	Adapter
Language	English