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MegaRAID SAS 9361-4i and SAS 9361-8i RAID Controllers Quick Installation Guide
March 9, 2018

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 SAS 9361-4i and SAS 9361-8i RAID Controllers Quick Installation Guide

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before or at the same time that the power to the host computer is turned on. If the power is turned on to the host 
computer before it is turned on to the devices, the host computer might not recognize the devices.

The firmware takes several seconds to initialize. During this time, the RAID controller scans the ports.

8.

Run the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility.

 Run the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility to configure the 

groups and the virtual drives. When the message about the configuration utility appears on the screen, 
immediately press 

Ctrl+R

 to run the utility.

Refer to the 

MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide

 for detailed steps on configuring drive groups and virtual drives.

9.

Install the operating system driver.

 The RAID controller can operate under various operating systems, but you 

must install the software drivers first.

You can view the supported operating systems and download the latest drivers for RAID controllers at 

https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search

.

Refer to the 

MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User Guide

 for more information about installing the driver. Use 

the latest service packs provided by the operating system manufacturer and review the 

readme

 file that 

accompanies the appropriate driver.

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Technical  Support

For assistance in installing, configuring, or running your MegaRAID SAS 9361 RAID controller, contact a Broadcom 
Technical Support representative.

Website:

 

http://www.broadcom.com/support/

Phone Support:

 

http://www.broadcom.com/support/call-us

1-800-633-4545 (North America)

00-800-5745-6442 (International)

49 (0) 8941 352 0123 (Germany)

NOTE

The international toll-free number does not require country-specific 
access codes.

Documents and Downloads:

 

http://wwwbroadcom.com/support/download-search

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Revision History

5.1

Revision E, March 9, 2018

The following document changes were made.

Revised support information.

Updated the template and branding to Broadcom.

5.2

53774-00, Rev. D, May 2014

Revised controller installation figure.

Summary of Contents for MegaRAID SAS 9361-4i

Page 1: ...MegaRAID SAS 9361 4i and SAS 9361 8i RAID Controllers Quick Installation Guide Rev E March 9 2018 53774 00E ...

Page 2: ...term Broadcom refers to Broadcom Limited and or its subsidiaries For more information please visit www broadcom com Broadcom reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products or data herein to improve reliability function or design Information furnished by Broadcom is believed to be accurate and reliable However Broadcom does not assume any liability arising out of the appl...

Page 3: ...S 9361 4i RAID controller and the MegaRAID SAS 9361 8i RAID controller are PCI Express PCIe 3 0 low profile controllers with RAID control capability based on the SAS3108 RAID On a Chip RoC device The MegaRAID SAS 9361 4i RAID controller uses 1 GB of DDR3 1866 MHz memory and controls four internal Serial Attached SCSI SAS Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SATA ports through one SFF 8643 mini SA...

Page 4: ...controller in the same way 1 Unpack the RAID controller Unpack and remove the RAID controller If the RAID controller appears to be damaged contact Broadcom or your sales representative The latest versions of the documentation drivers and firmware are available at https www broadcom com support download search See Section 4 Technical Support for more information 2 Prepare the host computer Turn off...

Page 5: ...rate in x8 or x16 slots Some PCIe slots however support only PCIe graphics cards if a RAID controller is installed in one of these slots the RAID controller will not function Refer to the guide for your motherboard for information about the PCIe slot Figure 1 Installing the MegaRAID SAS 9361 8i RAID Controller 5 Configure and install the SAS devices SATA devices or both in the host computer case R...

Page 6: ...stems but you must install the software drivers first You can view the supported operating systems and download the latest drivers for RAID controllers at https www broadcom com support download search Refer to the MegaRAIDSASDeviceDriverInstallationUserGuide for more information about installing the driver Use the latest service packs provided by the operating system manufacturer and review the r...

Page 7: ...n Guide March 9 2018 MegaRAID SAS 9361 4i and SAS 9361 8i RAID Controllers Quick Installation Guide Revision History 5 3 53774 00 Rev C August 2013 Added CacheVault support 5 4 53774 00 Rev B June 2013 Revised support information 5 5 53774 00 Rev A April 2013 Initial document release ...

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