MegaRAID® SAS 9280-16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide 46563-00, Revision A, June 2010 46563- 00A
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MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Quick Installation Guide MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e RAID Controller The MegaRAID® SAS 9280-16i4e RAID controller is a PCI-Express, standard-height, half-length RAID controller that offers a 6 Gb/s transfer rate. It controls 16 internal SAS/SATA ports through four SFF-8087 x4 internal connectors and four external SAS/SATA ports through one SFF-8088 x4 external connectors.
Controller Installation MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide NOTE: Record your controller serial number in a safe location in case you need to contact LSI. NOTE: SATA II is the only type of SATA supported by this RAID controller. You can connect your MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e RAID controller remotely to the LSI intelligent Battery Backup Unit 07 (LSIiBBU07) and the LSI intelligent Battery Backup Unit 08 (LSIiBBU08).
MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Controller Installation Figure 2: Layout of the SAS 9280-16i4e RAID Controller J4A1 J4A3 J4A2 J5A2 J2B1 Ports 0-3 J1A2 J2B2 Ports 4-7 J3B1 Ports 8-11 J4A4 J5B3 J4B2 Ports 12-15 J1B1 J1L1 on back J1B3 J1B2 Ports 16-19 J1C1 J2D1 85066-03 NOTE: Pin 1 on the headers and connectors is highlighted in black and red in Figure 2. Table 1 describes the jumpers and the connectors on the RAID controller.
Controller Installation MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Table 1: Jumpers and Connectors Jumper/ Connector Type Description J1A2 Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) for the Expander 4-pin connector Reserved for LSI use. J1B1 LED Locate and Fault Indication header Ports 0-3 Ports 4-7 2x8-pin connector Connects to an LED that indicates whether a drive is in a fault condition. There is one LED per port.
MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Table 1: Controller Installation Jumpers and Connectors (Continued) Jumper/ Connector Type Description J2B2 x4 SAS Ports 4-7 internal connector SFF-8087 x4 internal mini SAS connector Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or SATA 2 drives. J2D1 Standard edge card connector The RAID controller interfaces with the host system though a standard edge card.
Controller Installation MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Table 1: Jumpers and Connectors (Continued) Jumper/ Connector J4A4 Type Description LED Locate and Fault Indication header Ports 8-11 Ports 12-15 -ve k +ve a PORT 8 2x8-pin header Connects to an LED that indicates whether a drive is in a fault condition. There is one LED per port. When lit, each LED indicates the corresponding drive has failed or is in the Unconfigured-Bad state.
MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Controller Installation NOTE: This is a PCI Express x8 card and it can operate in x8 or x16 slots. However, some PCIe slots support only PCIe graphics cards; if a RAID controller is installed, it will not function. NOTE: Refer to the guide for your motherboard for information about the PCI Express slot. Figure 3: Installing the MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e RAID Controller Press Here Screw Press Here 85066-04 PCI Socket Edge of Motherboard 5.
Supported RAID Levels MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Reinstall the computer cover, and reconnect the power cords. Turn on the power to the computer. Make sure that the power is turned on to the SAS devices and the SATA II devices before or at the same time that the power to the host computer is turned on. If the power is turned on to the computer before it is turned on to the devices, the computer might not recognize the devices.
MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Technical Support RAID 00 (data striping across RAID 0 drive groups): RAID 00 is a spanned drive group that creates a striped set from a series of RAID 0 drive groups. RAID 10 (RAID 1 and RAID 0 in spanned groups): RAID 10 uses mirrored pairs of drives to provide complete data redundancy. RAID 10 provides high data throughput rates.
