Datacenter, cloud and high-performance computing environments not only require large amounts of storage capacity, they also must provide the data protection and performance today''s applications and end users demand. The MegaRAID SAS 9361-8i 12Gb/s SAS and SATA RAID controller card addresses these needs by delivering proven performance and RAID data protection for a range of server storage applications. Connect up to 128 SATA or SAS drives with eight internal 12Gb/s SATA and SAS ports Fit into rack-mounted servers with low-profile form factor and side-mounted SAS connectors Support critical, high-bandwidth applications with PCIe® 3.0 connectivity Balance protection and performance for critical applications with RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 Add more protection and peace of mind with optional CacheVault® flash cache protection.