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IBM SAS9340-8I Serveraid M1215 Sas/SATA Controller
- Controller Type: SAS/SATA RAID Controller
- Model: IBM Serveraid M1215 (often associated with this SKU)
- Internal Ports: 8 x SAS/SATA ports
- Interface: PCIe 3.0 x8
- RAID Levels Supported: 0, 1, 10, 5, 50
- Drive Compatibility: SAS HDDs/SSDs, SATA HDDs/SSDs
- Form Factor: Full-height PCIe card
- Includes Cache and Battery Backup Unit (BBU) support
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Product Overview
The IBM SAS9340-8I, also known as the Serveraid M1215, is a SAS/SATA controller card. It provides 8 internal ports for connecting SAS and SATA hard drives or SSDs to a server, supporting RAID configurations for data protection and performance.
Technical Information
| Controller Type | SAS/SATA RAID |
| Internal Ports | 8 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
Additional Specifications
| RAID Support | 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 |
| Brand | IBM |
| Model Association | Serveraid M1215 |
Product Description
The IBM SAS9340-8I is a high-performance Host Bus Adapter (HBA) and RAID controller designed to enhance the storage capabilities of servers. Featuring 8 internal SAS/SATA ports, it allows for the direct connection of a significant number of hard drives or solid-state drives. The controller utilizes the PCIe 3.0 x8 interface, providing ample bandwidth for fast data transfer between the drives and the server's motherboard, ensuring that storage performance does not become a bottleneck. This controller supports a comprehensive range of RAID levels, including RAID 0 (striping for performance), RAID 1 (mirroring for redundancy), RAID 10 (striped mirrors), RAID 5 (striping with parity for balance), and RAID 50 (striped RAID 5 sets). This flexibility enables administrators to configure storage arrays based on specific needs for performance, data protection, or a combination of both. It is compatible with both SAS and SATA drives, offering broad compatibility with various storage media. The SAS9340-8I is often recognized as the IBM Serveraid M1215, a popular choice for enterprise servers. It typically supports features like cache memory and a Battery Backup Unit (BBU) or CacheVault module, which protects data in the cache during power outages, ensuring data integrity and enabling write caching for improved performance. This makes it a robust solution for mission-critical storage applications.
