Broadcom MegaRAID 9560-16i

MegaRAID 9560-16i

The PCIe 4.0 RAID controller enhances performance and maximizes design flexibility with tri-mode connectivity and NVMe devices.

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 9560-16i adapter, based on the SAS3916 PCIe 4.0 x8 RAID-on-Chip (RoC) with a high port count, delivers double the performance of previous generations.

The 9560-16i is compatible with existing PCIe SFF-8639 module backplanes (U.2), allowing users to boost performance for today's increasingly bandwidth-intensive environments. In conjunction with two industry initiatives that expand the use of tri-mode SerDes technology, which enables the operation of NVMe, SAS, or SATA devices in a single drive bay, the 9560-16i helps extract the best performance and flexibility from U.3 backplanes:

• SFF-TA-10001 specification (U.3), which defines a common bay type for SAS, SATA, and NVMe
• Universal Backplane Management (UBM), which defines a common backplane control and management framework

With tri-mode SerDes technology, the adapter negotiates between speeds and protocols to seamlessly work with all three types of storage devices. Tri-mode support provides a non-disruptive way to evolve existing data center infrastructure.