Broadcom MegaRAID 9580-8i8e - Features; RAID Features; Supported Operating Systems

Broadcom 95xx User Guide Broadcom
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95xx PCIe 4.0 MegaRAID
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and HBA Tri-Mode Storage Adapters
Features
RAID Features
The following list includes primary RAID features that the MegaRAID adapters support. For a full description of the RAID
features, refer to the 12Gb/s MegaRAID Tri-Mode Software User Guide, located at http://www.broadcom.com/support/
download-search.
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RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 6
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RAID spans 10, 50, and 60
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JBOD mode with RAID0, RAID1, and RAID10
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JBOD for SDS environments
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Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)
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Auto resume after loss of system power during array rebuild or OCE
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Single controller multipathing
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Load balancing
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Configurable stripe size up to 1 MB
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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
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technology
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Patrol read for media scanning and repairing
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Disk data format (DDF)-compliant Configuration on Disk (COD)
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Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (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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Enclosure affinity
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Emergency SATA hot spare for SAS arrays
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Enclosure management
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SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) (inband)
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SGPIO (sideband)
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DataBolt bandwidth optimizer technology support for compatible expander-based enclosures
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Shield state drive diagnostic technology
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, located at http://www.broadcom.com/support/download-
search.
Broadcom 95xx-MR-HBA-Tri-Mode-UG104
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