YINGHUA 9261-8i MegaRAID 8-Port 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x8 512MB DDR2 Controller Card

YINGHUA 9261-8i MegaRAID Controller Card

This YINGHUA 9261-8i MegaRAID controller card provides eight internal SAS and SATA ports operating at 6Gb/s per port. It installs in a PCI Express 2.0 x8 slot and includes 512MB of onboard DDR2 cache to accelerate read and write operations. The card supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for data protection and performance scaling. It targets administrators building storage arrays in servers or workstations that need hardware RAID.

Suits builders adding eight drives to a PCIe 2.0

This card suits administrators who need up to eight internal SAS or SATA drives behind a single controller with hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. It is not for systems that lack a PCI Express 2.0 x8 slot or that require more than eight internal ports. It is also not for users who need connectivity beyond SAS or SATA interfaces. The 512MB DDR2 cache assists mixed read and write workloads in virtualization and database scenarios.

PCI Express 2.0 x8 interface determines fit

The single specification that decides compatibility is the PCI Express 2.0 x8 interface. The motherboard or riser must provide an x8 electrical link running at the 2.0 generation to install this controller. Without that slot the card cannot function, regardless of drive count or RAID requirements. Confirm the slot type before purchase.