



Brand | LSI |
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Model | LSI00292 |
Type | Hardware key |
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Specifications | MegaRAID CacheCade Pro 2.0 Software Pack w/ FastPath - physical key for 9260/9280 Series Compatible Products: MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i (LSI00197 & LSI00201) MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i (LSI00198 & LSI00202) MegaRAID SAS 9260-16i (LSI00208) MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e (LSI00209) MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e (LSI00210) MegaRAID SAS 9280-24i4e (LSI00211) Operating Systems: All operating systems supported by MegaRAID controller card Supported SSDs: Please visit www.lsi.com/channel for a complete list of tested SSDs Max number of SSDs in a CacheCade SSD pool: 32 Max number of SSC VD supported per controller: Up to 64 (The total # of HDD VDs plus CacheCade VDs must not exceed 64) Max CacheCade capacity per controller: 512GB In the Box: MegaRAID CacheCade Pro 2.0 and MegaRAID FastPath software on single key, Quick Install Guide |
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Date First Available | January 16, 2019 |
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Pros: When it works, it works great. Care must be taken in the setup of the initial HDD array first. There are Youtube videos on how to setup the Cachecade properly. Watch them first or you will risk blowing out your install.
Cons: I downloaded the Oct 2014 PDF of certified SSDs that LSI endorses for the use of Cachecade; however, many of them are very high priced and since 2014 are no longer available due to the fast moving SSD brands and flavors available. I tried the Samsung 850 EVO with the latest firmware (2.x ending in 3835) and MSM (ver 15); and when the SSD Virtual Drive is enabled fir use as a Cachecade drive, it immediately generates a series of log entries -- error 113 'unexpected sense PD {drive number} CDB = followed by a bunch of numbers' A call to LSI Tech Support was very helpful. The advice was to work solely off of the hardware compatibility list - but in the absence of that, the support-guy recommended the Samsung 840 EVO (which is no longer for sale in most stores) or the Samsung 840 EVO PRO. So I have ordered 2 of them for testing. Support also said that the CDB errors are responsive in nature and that the controller is logging that its commands to the drive are not working. Hence, this explains why after enabling the SSD as a Cachecade the Windows 2008R2 server freezes when opening Windows Explorer the file manager, or crashes. In the meantime, these other drives have been tested and DO NOT WORK generating the same CDB errors after being enabled on the controller.-- AMD Radeon SSD R7 series (Radeon-R7SSD-240G) Patriot Blaze PB240GS25SSDR P-1520SD PE000341 SANDISK Ultra II SDSSDHII-240G PNY CL4100 Series SSD7SC240GCL4 240GB SATA III Again - check the Mfr Hardware Compatibility List FIRST when choosing your SSDs