Broadcom 9540-8i RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s

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.

Supported storage drive interfaces	PCI Express 4.0
Host interface	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	4.0
Internal SAS ports	8
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s
Chipset	SAS3808
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes
Number of devices supported	32
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	3000000 h
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%
Depth	155.7 mm
Height	68.9 mm