MegaRAID® 94xx

Tri-Mode Storage Adapter Drive Compatibility Report

Selection Guide
Version 1.9

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Table of Contents

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1 Compatible SAS Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Compatible SATA Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 Compatible NVMe Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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MegaRAID 94xx Tri-Mode Storage Adapter Drive Compatibility

Report Selection Guide
Use this document to match your tri-mode storage adapter with compatible drives, as tested by Broadcom® support teams.
Broadcom interoperability testing verifies basic functionality between commercially available servers and the listed adapters.
This testing is not a full integration test effort nor does the testing verify the drive's conformance to industry standards.

If an unlisted drive has the same or newer firmware version as a listed drive that differs only in capacity, that drive is
also compatible.

The drives in this document are compatible with the following adapters.

Table 1 Supported MegaRAID® Adapter Models

Model Part Number

MegaRAID 9460-16i Tri-Mode Storage Adapter 05-50011-00
MegaRAID 9460-8i Tri-Mode Storage Adapter 05-50011-02
MegaRAID 9480-8i8e Tri-Mode Storage Adapter 05-50031-00
MegaRAID 9440-8i Tri-Mode Storage Adapter 05-50008-02

1 Compatible SAS Drives

The following table shows the SAS drives that are compatible with the adapters in Table 1, Supported MegaRAID® Adapter
Models. If the drive is a self-encrypting drive (SED), the MegaRAID SafeStore™ Compliant column indicates if the SED
passed or failed Broadcom MegaRAID SafeStore testing. UT indicates that Broadcom has not tested the SED. A dash (—)
indicates the drive is not an SED.

Table 2 MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SAS Drives

MegaRAID
Link Drive Firmware Form Sector Size
Manufacturer Type Model SafeStore
Speed Version Factor (bytes)
Compliant
HGST HDD 12Gb/s HUC156030CS4204 C703 2.5 in. 4K —
HGST HDD 6Gb/s HUC106030CSS600 D3A2 2.5 in. 512 —
HGST HDD 6Gb/s HUC106045CSS600 A360 2.5 in. 512 —
HGST HDD 6Gb/s HUS724040ALS640 A1CA 2.5 in. 512 —
HGST SSD 12Gb/s HUSMM1620ASS200 A360 2.5 in. 4K —
HGST SSD 12Gb/s HUSMR1625ASS204 C290 2.5 in. 512 —
HP TDa 6Gb/s Ultrium LTO — External 512 —
Micron SSD 12Gb/s S650DC – MTFDJAL3T2MBS-2AN16ABYY MA13 2.5 in. 512e UT
Samsung SSD 12Gb/s MZILS15T GXL0 2.5 in. 512 —
Samsung SSD 12Gb/s PM1643, MZ-ILT1T6A GXF0 2.5 in. 512 —
Seagate SSD 12Gb/s ST200FM0143 C106 2.5 in. 512 UT
Seagate HDD 12Gb/s ST300MP0005 N003 2.5 in. 512n —
Seagate HDD 12Gb/s ST300MP0116 CTA2 2.5 in. 512e UT
Seagate HDD 12Gb/s ST300MX0022 ET03 2.5 in. 512e Pass

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Table 2 MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SAS Drives (Continued)

MegaRAID
Link Drive Firmware Form Sector Size
Manufacturer Type Model SafeStore
Speed Version Factor (bytes)
Compliant
Seagate HDD 12Gb/s ST300MX0042 KT03 2.5 in. 512e UT
Seagate HDD 12Gb/s ST600MM0018 E004 2.5 in. 512e —
Seagate HDD 12Gb/s ST600MM0178 ET04 2.5 in. 512e UT
Seagate HDD 6Gb/s ST9146803SS 006 2.5 in. 512e —
Seagate HDD 6Gb/s ST9146853SS 004 2.5 in. 512e —
Seagate HDD 6Gb/s ST9300553SS 003 2.5 in. 512 UT
Seagate HDD 6Gb/s ST9450404SS 006 2.5 in. 512e —
Seagate HDD 6Gb/s ST973352SS 001 2.5 in. 512 UT
Seagate HDD 6Gb/s ST973452SS 005 2.5 in. 512 —
Seagate HDD 12Gb/s ST2000NX0273 E002 2.5 in. 512e —
Seagate HDD 6Gb/s ST33000650SS 3 3.5 in. 512 —
Seagate HDD 12Gb/s ST10000NM0096 E001 3.5 in. 512e —
Toshiba SSD 12Gb/s KRM51RUG1T92_01E1 01E1 2.5 in. 512 —
Toshiba SSD 12Gb/s PX02SMF020 204 2.5 in. 512 —
WDC SSD 12Gb/s SS300, HUSMM3240ASS200 A120 2.5 in. 512 —
WDC HDD 12Gb/s Ultrastar, HUS726T6TAL4204 C40H 3.5 in. 4K —
WDC SSD 12Gb/s Ultrastar SS200 SXHLLL X150 2.5 in. 512 —
WDC SSD 12Gb/s WUSTM3232ASS200 A900 2.5 in. 512 —
a. TD – tape drive.

2 Compatible SATA Drives

The following table shows the SATA drives that are compatible with the adapters in Table 1, Supported MegaRAID® Adapter
Models. If the drive is an SED, the MegaRAID SafeStore Compliant column indicates if the SED passed or failed Broadcom
MegaRAID SafeStore testing. UT indicates that Broadcom has not tested the SED. A dash (—) indicates the drive is not
an SED.

Table 3 MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SATA Drives

Link Drive Firmware Form Sector Size MegaRAID

Manufacturer Type Model
Speed Version Factor (bytes) SafeStore Compliant
Intel SSD 6Gb/s SSDSC2BA200G401 140 2.5 in. 512 —
Kingston SSD 6Gb/s DC400 – SEDC400S37 32.I 2.5 in. 512 —
Micron SSD 6Gb/s 5210 MTFDDAK7T6QDE_D2MU800 U800 2.5 in. 512 —
Micron SSD 6Gb/s 5200 MAX TCG-E U004 2.5 in. 512 —
MTFDDAK480TDN-1AT16ABYY
Micron SSD 6Gb/s MTFDDAK1T9TDC D1MU003 2.5 in. 512 —
Micron SSD 6Gb/s MTFDDAK1T9TDD D1MU003 2.5 in. 512 —
Samsung SSD 6Gb/s 883 DCT MZ7LH3T8N HXT7004Q 2.5 in. 512 —
Samsung SSD 6Gb/s MZ7LM1T9HMJP GXT5104Q 2.5 in. 512 —
Samsung SSD 6Gb/s MZ7LM3T8N GXT5104Q 2.5 in. 512 —
Samsung SSD 6Gb/s MZ7LM240HMHQ GXT5104Q 2.5 in. 512 —
Samsung SSD 6Gb/s SSD860DCT3.84TB HXT70B6Q HXT70B6Q 2.5 in. 512 —

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Table 3 MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SATA Drives (Continued)

Link Drive Firmware Form Sector Size MegaRAID

Manufacturer Type Model
Speed Version Factor (bytes) SafeStore Compliant
Seagate HDD 6Gb/s ST6000NM0115 SN03 3.5 in. 512e UT
Seagate HDD 6Gb/s ST9250610NS SN03 2.5 in. 512 —
Seagate HDD 6Gb/s ST10000NM0086 SN02 3.5 in. 512e UT
Seagate HDD 6Gb/s ST1000NX0423 TN03 2.5 in. 512n —
Seagate HDD 6Gb/s ST2000NX0253 NS02 2.5 in. 512e —
Seagate SSD 6Gb/s XA960LE10063 SF4400YQ 2.5 in 512e —
Seagate SSD 6Gb/s XF1230-1A0240 354 2.5 in. 512 —
Toshiba HDD 6Gb/s MG03ACA100 FL1A 3.5 in. 512 UT
Toshiba HDD 6Gb/s MG07ACA14TE 101 3.5 in. 512e —
WD HDD 6Gb/s WD2500BHTZ 6A01 2.5 in. 512 —
WDC SSD 6Gb/s HBS3A1919A7E6B1 M6102100 2.5 in. 512e UT
WDC HDD 6Gb/s HUH721212ALE600 T3D0 3.5 in. 512 —
WDC HDD 6Gb/s Ultrastar HUS726T6TALE6L4 VKGNW40H 3.5 in. 512 —

3 Compatible NVMe Drives

The listed nonvolatile memory express (NVMe) drives meet stability testing in accordance with Broadcom initial qualification
test plans and have passed Broadcom MegaRAID firmware testing. As NVMe drives undergo the formal approved vendor
list (AVL) testing process, Broadcom will update this document.

The following table shows the NVMe drives that are compatible with the adapters in Table 1, Supported MegaRAID® Adapter
Models. The drives listed meet direct-attach and switch-attach requirements. A direct-attach connection type indicates the
MegaRAID storage adapter connects to the NVMe drive. A switch-attach connection type indicates the MegaRAID storage
adapter connects to a Broadcom PCIe switch, which connects to the NVMe drive.

If the drive is an SED, the MegaRAID SafeStore Compliant column indicates if the SED passed or failed Broadcom
MegaRAID SafeStore testing. UT indicates that Broadcom has not tested the SED. A dash (—) indicates the drive is not
an SED.

Table 4 MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible NVMe Drives – Stability Test

Sector MegaRAID
Link Drive Firmware MegaRAID Form
Manufacturer Series Type Model Size SafeStore
Speed Version Firmware Revision Factor
(bytes) Compliant
Intel 750 SSD PCIe 3.0 SSDPE2MW01 01H0 7.5 2.5 in. 512 —
Intel P3600 SSD PCIe 3.0 SSDPE2ME40 1H0 7.5 2.5 in. 512 —
Intel P3700 SSD PCIe 3.0 SSDPE2MD40 1H0 7.5 2.5 in. TBD —
Intel P4500 SSD PCIe 3.0 SSDPE2KX04 01B1 7.7 2.5 in. 512 —
Intel Qualified by P4500 reference: P4101, P4320, P4501, P4510, P4511
Intel P4600 SSD PCIe 3.0 SSDPE2KE01 01D1 7.7 2.5 in. 512 —
Intel Qualified by P4600 reference: P4601, P4610, P4608
Samsunga PM981 SSD PCIe 3.0 MZ-VL8512A 1D1Q 7.6 2.5 in. 512 —

a. This drive does not support lane 0 breaking or glitching.

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Revision History

Version 1.9, March 19, 2019

The following document changes were made:
 Removed drives that are duplicated in every metric besides capacity.

 Added drive capacity information to the introduction.

 Added the WUSTM3232ASS200 WDC drive to Table 2, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SAS Drives.

Version 1.8, February 28, 2019

The following document changes were made:
 Added a WDC drive to Table 3, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SATA Drives.

 Revised the Sector Size for the Toshiba MG07ACA14TE drive in Table 3, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible
SATA Drives.

Version 1.7, February 21, 2019

The following document changes were made:
 Added Samsung, Toshiba, and WDC drives to Table 2, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SAS Drives.

 Added Micron, Samsung, Toshiba, and WDC drives to Table 3, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SATA
Drives.

Version 1.6, December 13, 2018

The following document changes were made:
 Added the Seagate drive to Table 3, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SATA Drives.

 Removed the Intel P4600 drive from Table 4, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible NVMe Drives – Stability
Test.

Version 1.5, September 10, 2018

The following document changes were made:
 Added the MegaRAID SafeStore Compliant column to Table 2, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SAS
Drives, Table 3, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SATA Drives, and Table 4, MegaRAID 94xx Storage
Adapter Compatible NVMe Drives – Stability Test.
 Removed the Intel P4600 drive from Table 4, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible NVMe Drives – Stability
Test.
 Added the Samsung drive to Table 4, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible NVMe Drives – Stability Test.

Version 1.4, June 27, 2018

The following document change was made:
 Updated the Intel P4600 drive firmware version in Table 4, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible NVMe Drives
– Stability Test.

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Version 1.3, June 20, 2018

The following document changes were made:
 Added a drive to Table 2, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SAS Drives.

 Added drives to Table 3, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SATA Drives.

 Removed drives from Table 4, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible NVMe Drives – Stability Test.

 Updated the document template.

Version 1.2, April 30, 2018

The following document changes were made:
 Removed RPM information.

 Added drives to Table 2, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SAS Drives.

 Added drives to Table 3, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible SATA Drives.

 Added drives and a note to Table 4, MegaRAID 94xx Storage Adapter Compatible NVMe Drives – Stability Test.

Version 1.1, March 5, 2018

The following document change was made:
 Updated Section 3, Compatible NVMe Drives.

Version 1.0, December 28, 2017

Initial document release.

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