LSI MegaRAID SAS User Manual

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6Gb/s MegaRAID SAS RAID Controllers User Guide
August 2012
Chapter 3: MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Characteristics
6Gb/s MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Family
3.1.8.2 MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e RAID Controller – Board Layout and Jumper/Connector Information
This subsection provides the board layout and the connector information for the MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e
RAID controller.
The following figure shows the jumpers and the connectors on the MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e controller.
Figure 20 Card Layout for the MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e RAID Controller
The following table describes the jumpers and the connectors on the MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e RAID controller.
NOTE Connectors J6A1, J6A2, and J6A3 are behind the LSIiBBU07 unit when the iBBU unit is installed, but
they are still accessible.
Table 14 MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e RAID Controller – Connectors
Connector Description Comments
J1A1 Universal Asynchronous Receiver/
Transmitter (UART) debugging
4-pin connector
Reserved for LSI use.
J1A2 LSI Test header 2-pin connector
Reserved for LSI use.
J1A3 Set Factory Defaults connector 2-pin connector
Reserved for LSI use.
J1A4 IPMI-style I
2
C
connector
3-pin connector.
Supports SES (SCSI Enclosure Services) over I
2
C over an internal I
2
C
backplane cable.
J1A5 Advanced Software Options Hardware
Key header
2-pin shielded header
Enables support for the Advanced Software Options features, which
include CacheCade, FastPath, Recovery, and SafeStore disk encryption.
J1B1 x4 SAS Ports 7 to 4 SFF-8088 x4 external mini SAS connector
Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives, SATA drives, or a
SAS expander.
J2B1 Standard Edge Card connector The RAID controller interfaces with the host system though a standard
edge card x8 PCI-Express 2.0 bus connection as defined in the PCI-
Express specification. This interface provides power to the board and to
an I
2
C interface connected to I
2
C bus one for IPMI.
J2B2 x4 SAS Ports 3 to 0 SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS connector
Connects to an LED that indicates whether a drive is in a fault condition.
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Port
3-0
J1A1
J6B1
J6A1
J6B2
J1A2
J1A3
J1A5
Port
7-4
J1B1
J2B2
J6A2
J6A3
J1A4

LSI MegaRAID SAS Specifications

General

RAID Levels	0, 1, 5
Ports	8
Form Factor	Low Profile
Operating Systems Supported	Windows, Linux, VMware
SAS Ports	8
BBU Support	Optional
Operating Temperature	0°C to 55°C