Robust SAS RAID SolutionThe MegaRAID SAS 8344ELP, with fourinternal and four external 3Gb/s SerialAttached SCSI (SAS) ports, is the ideal RAIDsolution for internal and external storage subsystemsrequiring the flexibility to use eitherSAS or 3Gb/s SATA drives, or a combinationof both. Based on LSI Logic first-to-marketSAS IC technology, the MegaRAID SAS8344ELP provides a robust RAID solutioncomplete with a high-performance Intel I/Oprocessor, PCI Express host interface, 128MBDDRI SDRAM, and intelligent battery backup(iBBU) support. Additional fault tolerant RAIDfeatures include support for all key RAIDlevels, Online Capacity Expansion (OCE),RAID Level Migration (RLM) and Patrol Readfor finding and resolving bad media blockson disk drives.MegaRAID SAS AdvantageAs the recognized leader in driving anddeveloping storage interface standards andtechnologies, LSI has extended its leadershipwith a complete family of SAS RAID solutionsfor the next generation of DAS for enterpriseservers and high performance workstations.MegaRAID SAS solutions enable systembuilders to meet both performance andcapacity requirements using either SASdrives, 3Gb/s SATA drives or a combinationof both. SAS drives provide speed, reliabilityand scalability for enterprise-class systems,while SATA drives allow for low-cost andefficient storage in data-dense environments.
Advanced RAID Management UtilityThe MegaRAID Management Suite™ ofsoftware is a complete spectrum ofapplications and tools including a nextgeneration pre-boot as well as advancedonline RAID management utilities. This newsuite of applications features a variety ofconfiguration options and SAS topology viewsfrom the system host, controller and diskenclosure down to the logical and physicaldrive level. This allows administrators toefficiently configure, monitor and manageRAID volumes locally or over the network.Operating System SupportThe MegaRAID SAS 8344E supports all keyversions of Microsoft and Linux. All OS driversare backed by extensive testing and validationto ensure optimum system performance. For alist of the most current supported drivers.
