Introduction

The MegaRAID 9500 series is the industry’s first PCIe Gen 4.0 RAID adapter family, offering PCIe Gen 4.0 host and storage interfaces. The MegaRAID 9540-8i adapter, based on the SAS3808 PCIe 4.0 x8 IO Controller (IOC) device, delivers twice the performance of previous generations.

Small and medium businesses (SMBs) deploying entry-level server platforms and workstations need affordable, reliable storage solutions. The MegaRAID 9540-8i Tri-Mode Storage Adapter is a PCIe Gen 4.0 12Gb/s SAS/SATA/PCIe (NVMe) controller card that addresses these needs by delivering proven performance and RAID data protection for a range of critical applications.

The adapters Tri-Mode SerDes technology negotiates between speeds and protocols to seamlessly to enablethe operation of NVMe, SAS or SATA devices in a single drive bay getting the most performance and flexibility out of any drive protocol.

Ports & interfaces

Supported storage drive interfaces

PCI Express 4.0, SAS, Serial ATA III

Host interface

PCI Express x8

PCI Express slots version

4.0

Internal SAS ports

8

Performance

RAID levels

0, 1, 10

Data transfer rate

12 Gbit/s

Chipset

SAS3808

S.M.A.R.T. support

Y

Number of devices supported

32

Mean time between failures (MTBF)

3000000 h

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 55 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

-45 - 105 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 90%

Storage relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 95%

Weight & dimensions

Depth

155.7 mm

Height

68.9 mm