MegaRAID SATA 300-8X

Eight-port SATA II RAID storage adapter

The first-to-market eight-port MegaRAID SATA 300-8X delivers the speed and bandwidth required by today’s data intensive storage applications. With a high-bandwidth PCI-X interface, 128MB DDR SDRAM, and extensive fault tolerance capabilities, the MegaRAID SATA 300-8X delivers enterprise-class RAID performance and data availability.

Fully compliant with SATA I and SATA II (phase 1) enhancements, the MegaRAID SATA 300-8X supports native command queuing, port multiplier, enclosure management, and up to 3Gb/sec transfer rate per port.

• 8-port SATA II RAID controller
• Standard-Height, Half-Length, 6.6" x 4.2"
• PCI-X compliant: 64-bit, 133/100/66MHz
• Intel® IOP331 integrated IO processor
• 128 MB ECC SDRAM on board Serial ATA
• 1.5Gb/sec and 3Gb/sec drive mode support

SATA I and SATA II Compliant:
• Native command queuing
• Enclosure management (SAF-TE)
• Port multiplier support
• RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50
• Online RAID level migration and capacity expansion
• Auto resume on array reconstruction
• Supports up to 40 logical drives per adapter
• Fast initialization for quick array setup
• 48-bit LBA support for drives larger than 137GB
• Patrol Read
• Temporary Offline
• Configuration On Disk (COD) and NVRAM
• Automatic rebuild of hot spare drives
• Enhanced data recovery capabilities
• Optional Battery backup support
• S.M.A.R.T. support

• Cost effective SATA storage solution
• Advanced data protection capabilities
• Powerful management utility Based on proven, market-leading MegaRAID technology
• High performance PCI-X host and SATA interface