Broadcom MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8e - storage controller (RAID) - SATA 6Gb/s / SAS - PCIe 3.0 x8

Today's data center, cloud and high-performance computing environments not only require increased storage capacity to handle massive volumes of data, but are also challenged to protect and deliver data as quickly as possible to meet the needs of applications and end users. To address these performance demands as capacity scales, the 6 Gb/s SAS RAID controllers offer a powerful combination of intelligent performance, enterprise RAID data protection and great interoperability with the advanced server platforms based on the PCI Express 3.0 specification. The MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8e, with eight external ports, delivers two 800 MHz Power PC processor cores and a 72-bit DDRIII interface. Powered by the LSI SAS 2208 dual-core ROC, the 9286CV-8e controller includes the advanced PCI Express 3.0 and 6 Gb/s SAS technology and is designed for configuring external storage enclosures with high-performance SAS hard drives, high-capacity SATA hard drives or application-accelerating SSDs or for building more sophisticated configurations using Avago 6 Gb/s SAS switch products.