Broadcom MegaRAID 9540-8i

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 enable the operation of NVMe, SAS or SATA devices in a single drive bay getting the most performance and flexibility out of any drive protocol.

Product Type: SAS Controller
Technical Information
Host Interface: PCI Express 4.0 x8
Controller Type:

• 12Gb/s SAS
• Serial ATA

RAID Supported: Yes
RAID Levels:

• 0
• 00
• 1
• 10

Operating System Supported:

• Windows
• VMware ESXi
• VMware vSphere
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• Citrix XenServer
• Debian Linux
• Oracle Enterprise Linux
• Fedora
• FreeBSD OS
• CentOS

Interfaces/Ports
Total Number of SAS Ports: 8
Number of SAS Ports (Internal): 8
SAS Connector Details: 1 x 8 SFF-8654
Physical Characteristics
Form Factor: Plug-in Card
Card Height: Full-height
Height: 2.7″
Length: 6.1″
Miscellaneous
Package Contents:

• MegaRAID 9540-8i
• FH (attached) And LP Brack

Platform Supported:

• Linux
• PC

Environmentally Friendly: Yes
Environmental Compliance:

• Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
• Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE)

Warranty
Limited Warranty: 3 Year
Additional Warranty Information:

3 years, free technical support, advanced replacement option at broadcom.com/support/warranty/internal-raid-hba