PM8242A-F3EI Integrated Circuit Chip 12Gbps 24-Port Smart I/O Controller For Storage
SmartIOC SAS I/O Controller products provide reliable ultrahigh performance HBA functionality with industry-leading low-power operation. These SmartIOCs provide unparalleled flexibility along with a broad range of standard features designed to meet the most demanding server storage applications.
PM8242A-F3EI offer optional entry-level hardware RAID 0/1/10/5 modes without any external DRAM. These devices also offer additional dedicated RAID-capable boot ports.
PM8242A-F3EI support Microsemi Smart Storage solution drivers for all major operating systems and a comprehensive set of management tools, including a GUI and CLI.
Specifications
- Product Type: IOC Controller
- Port Count Supported Devices: 24
- Generation: 12 Gbps
- Interface: 8-Lane PCIe Gen 3
- RAID Level: 0, 1, 10, 5
- Physical Dimensions: 27 mm x 27 mm
Key Features
- 24 12G SAS/SATA ports with RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60 with hardware acceleration and no additional host software requirements
- Two additional 6G SAS/SATA boot ports
- Introduces hardware RAID 5 at no additional cost
- Flexible configuration for RAID mode
- No DDR memory required, regardless of mode
- Compatible with Smart Storage solution drivers for all major operating systems and Smart Storage solution unified management utilities
HBA Features
- Persistent logging and binding
- Up to 1.6M IOPS performance (4K random reads)
- Up to 6.9 GB/s bandwidth
- Transport Layer Retry (TLR) support
- Multi-initiator (host)/clustering for SAS
- TRIM and UNMAP support for SSDs
- SAS dual path failover (RAID stack managed Active/Standby)
- Baseboard management controller (BMC) support with Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) over PCIe or I2C
- 4K native sector support
- Hot plug drive support
- Adapter power management modes
- S.M.A.R.T. diagnostic access
- SMP commands using ARCONF
- Supports eight lanes of PCIe 3.0 to the host, each lane supporting PCIe Gen 3 rates up to 8.0 Gbps
- Enclosure Management: SES-2/3 SGPIO: SFF-8485; IBPI: SFF-8489; SGPIO as a virtual SES enclosure: SFF-8448
Entry-Level RAID Features
- Flexible configuration for RAID mode
- Dynamic sector repair
- Multiple LUN support
- Support for up to 238 raw devices
- Support for up to 32 target devices in RAID mode
- Supports up to eight SAS/SATA Logical/RAID volumes
- Split mirror and combine
- Copyback hot spare
- Displays raw devices on connector
- RAID Build modes: Quick Initialization, Background Initialization, Rapid Parity Initialization
- Heal array and Move array
- Bootable array support
- Erase drive
- Configurable stripe size
- Bad stripe marking
- Hot spare support (dedicated, global, or predictive)
- Persistent logging for RAID and HBA
- 4K native sector support in RAID
Storage Management Utilities
- MaxView GUI
- ARCCONF CLI
- Event Monitor (event logging and email alerts)
- VSphere plug-in
- OpenStack plug-in
- Smart Storage Administrator CLI
Tools for Setup and Troubleshooting
- UEFI HII configuration tool
- CTRL-A Legacy BIOS configuration tool
- ChipLink diagnostic tools
Operating System Support
Extensive operating system supports includes major software releases for Windows/Server, VMware ESXi, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS, XenServer, Fedora, Debian, and Solaris.
Certification for Microsoft WHQL, VMware IOVP, and VMwareVSAN.
High-Speed I/O
- x8 PCIe Gen 3 8 GT/s (supporting 8 GT/s, 5 GT/s, 2.5 GT/s)
- PCIe-compliant link training and manual PHY configuration
- 24x SAS-3 PHYs for high-speed targets (SAS 12 Gbps, 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps, or SATA 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps, 1.5 Gbps)
- 2x SAS-2 PHYs for boot devices (SAS 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps, or SATA 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps, 1.5 Gbps)
- SAS or SATA operation on a per-PHY basis
- Independent per-channel selectable high-speed outputs support multiple programmable levels of pre-emphasis and output swing
- Multiple programmable levels of receive equalization
- Integrated resistive termination
- Automatic negotiation of link speed
- Decision Feedback Equalizer provides robust recovery of 12 Gbps SAS signals over lossy channels
Peripheral I/O Interfaces
Note: Some peripheral I/O interface pins are multiplexed
- Eight multi-master and seven master-only two-wire interfaces (TWIs) support variable bit rates up to 400 Kbps
- Two industry-standard 16750 UARTs
- Seven SFF-8485-compliant serial GPIO (SGPIO) ports
- Up to 30 GPIO ports depending on SGPIO port configuration
- Firmware API for peripheral control, including features such as activity LED, UART configuration, zoning configuration, interprocessor communications, and enclosure control
Product Highlights
- Industry-leading throughput
- Compatible with Microsemi Smart Storage solution drivers for all major operating systems and their unified management utilities
- Two additional 6G SAS/SATA boot ports with RAID 1 support
- RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 with hardware acceleration and no additional host software requirements
- No DDR memory required, regardless of mode
- The PM8243 includes support for maxCrypto controller-based encryption
Other Supply Product Types
| Part Number |
Package |
| OPA814DR | 8-SOIC |
| INA310B4QDGKRQ1 | 8-TSSOP |
| INA310A2QDGKRQ1 | 8-TSSOP |
| INA310A1QDGKRQ1 | 8-TSSOP |
| INA310A5QDGKRQ1 | 8-TSSOP |
| INA310B2QDGKRQ1 | 8-TSSOP |
| INA310A3QDGKRQ1 | 8-TSSOP |
| INA296A2QDDFRQ1 | SOT-23-8 |
| INA241A2IDDFR | SOT-23-8 |
| INA186A1QDDFRQ1 | SOT-23-8 |
| INA190A2QDDFRQ1 | SOT-23-8 |
| INA296A2IDDFR | SOT-23-8 |
| INA241B3IDDFR | SOT-23-8 |
| INA241A5IDDFR | SOT-23-8 |
| INA190A4IDCKR | 6-TSSOP |
| INA293A4QDBVRQ1 | SOT-23-5 |
| INA281B2QDBVRQ1 | SOT-23-5 |
| INA281A5QDBVRQ1 | SOT-23-5 |
| INA293B2QDBVRQ1 | SOT-23-5 |
| INA240A1QDRQ1 | 8-SOIC |
| INA250A4QPWRQ1 | 16-TSSOP |
| INA181A2QDBVRQ1 | SOT-23-6 |
| INA240A2QPWRQ1 | 8-TSSOP |
| LMP8480ASQDGKRQ1 | 8-TSSOP |
| INA210BQDCKRQ1 | 6-TSSOP |
| INA293A5IDBVR | SOT-23-5 |
| INA240A2QDRQ1 | 8-SOIC |
| INA303A1QPWRQ1 | 14-TSSOP |
| INA253A1QPWRQ1 | 20-TSSOP |
| INA241A3QDGKRQ1 | 8-TSSOP |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Are your products original?
A: Yes, all products are original, new original import is our purpose.
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A: We are ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company and member of ERAI.
Q: Can you support small quantity order or sample? Is the sample free?
A: Yes, we support sample order and small order. Sample cost is different according to your order or project.
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A: We use express to ship, such as DHL, Fedex, UPS, TNT, EMS. We can also use your suggested forwarder. Products will be in good packing and ensure the safety and we are responsible to product damage to your order.
Q: What about the lead time?
A: We can ship stock parts within 5 working days. If without stock, we will confirm lead time for you based on your order quantity.
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