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MegaRAID LSIiBBU08 Intelligent Battery Backup Unit Quick Installation Guide

Quick Installation Guide

Thank you for purchasing the LSI MegaRAID LSIiBBU08. Before you install your RAID

controller, please take a few minutes to read this quick installation guide. If you need

more information about any topic covered in this guide, refer to the related documents

on your MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD.

This quick installation guide explains how to install the LSIiBBU08 directly or remotely

with your RAID controller. The LSIiBBU08, which is based on Lithium ion (LiON) battery

cell technology, can be used in two application modes:

Mode 1: The LSIiBBU08 uses a small board-to-board connector to mount directly to the

following SAS RAID controllers:

 MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i

 MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i

 MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i

 MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e

 MegaRAID SAS 9280-8e

Mode 2: The LSIiBBU08 connects remotely to the following SAS RAID controllers using

a 12-inch cable or, where applicable (*), a 12-inch cable and a remote interposer board

that are sold separately in a Remote Battery Kit:

 MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i*

 MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i*

 MegaRAID SAS 9260-16i

 MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i

 MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e

 MegaRAID SAS 9280-8e

 MegaRAID SAS 9280-16i4e

 MegaRAID SAS 9280-24i4e

LSI provides a family of MegaRAID iBBUs for use with its high-performance MegaRAID

RAID controllers. The LSI MegaRAID iBBUs provide an inexpensive alternative to using

an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and a second level of fault tolerance when used

with a UPS.

MegaRAID® LSIiBBU08 Intelligent Battery Backup Unit

The LSI™ MegaRAID LSIiBBU08 is an intelligent battery backup unit (iBBU) that protects

the integrity of the cached data on a MegaRAID RAID controller for up to 48 hours

(depending on the derated retention time selected) in case of a complete AC power

failure or a brief power outage.

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