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46C9241 - IBM LSI 1078 Stingray RAID Expansion Card
- SAS RAID Controller Card
- Based on LSI MegaRAID 1078 chipset
- Supports hardware RAID levels (e.g., RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10)
- Provides enhanced data protection and redundancy
- Improves storage performance through RAID configurations
- Connects to SAS and SATA drives
- Typically features PCIe interface for server integration
- Designed for enterprise server environments.
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Key specifications
See full specs ↓- Product Type
- RAID Controller Card
- Brand
- IBM
- Part Number
- 46C9241
- Controller Chipset
- LSI MegaRAID 1078
- Interface
- SAS
- Bus Type
- PCIe
Product details
The IBM 46C9241 is a MegaRAID SAS RAID expansion card, based on the LSI1078 controller. It provides advanced RAID capabilities for servers, enabling data redundancy, performance enhancement, and improved storage management through hardware RAID.
Technical Information
| Product Type | RAID Controller Card |
| Brand | IBM |
| Part Number | 46C9241 |
| Controller Chipset | LSI MegaRAID 1078 |
Additional Specifications
| Interface | SAS |
| Bus Type | PCIe |
| RAID Levels Supported | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 (typical) |
Description
The IBM 46C9241 is a high-performance SAS RAID controller card that leverages the LSI MegaRAID 1078 chipset. This hardware RAID solution is designed to provide robust data protection, improved storage performance, and enhanced manageability for enterprise servers. By offloading RAID calculations from the host CPU to dedicated hardware, the 46C9241 ensures efficient operation even under heavy I/O loads, making it suitable for mission-critical applications that rely on fast and reliable data access. This controller card supports a variety of RAID levels, including RAID 0 (striping for performance), RAID 1 (mirroring for redundancy), RAID 5 and RAID 6 (striping with parity for performance and fault tolerance), and RAID 10 (striped mirrors for performance and redundancy). This flexibility allows administrators to configure storage arrays that best meet the specific needs of their applications, balancing performance requirements with data availability and protection strategies. The card typically connects to both SAS and SATA drives, offering broad compatibility with different types of storage media. Integrated into IBM servers, the 46C9241 provides a reliable foundation for storage subsystems. It often includes features such as battery-backed write cache (BBWC) or flash-backed write cache (FBWC) to protect data in the event of a power loss during write operations. Management is typically handled through the server's BIOS/UEFI or dedicated MegaRAID management software, allowing for easy configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of the RAID arrays. The PCIe interface ensures high-speed communication with the server's motherboard.
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