The Broadcom MegaRAID 9520-2M2 is a PCIe adapter for adding M.2 storage to a server. It suits system builders and administrators setting up operating system storage, including configurations that use a pair of drives for redundancy.

Its two M.2 connections accept SATA or NVMe SSDs, with the adapter detecting the drive type and negotiating the appropriate protocol. RAID 0 and RAID 1 support lets you choose between combining drives for an array or mirroring them. A PCIe Gen 4.0 x8 host interface provides the link to the server, while hardware secure boot and a drive activity LED add useful features for managed systems.

Key features

• Supports two M.2 SATA or NVMe SSDs
• Provides RAID 0 and RAID 1 modes
• Uses a PCIe Gen 4.0 x8 host interface
• Supports 6Gb/s SATA and Gen 4.0 NVMe storage
• Detects the drive type and negotiates between supported protocols
• Includes hardware secure boot
• Offers LSI Storage Authority, StorCLI and HII management utilities
• Supports a range of server operating systems including Windows, VMware ESXi and Linux distributions

Compatibility

Install the adapter in a system with an available PCIe Gen 4.0 x8 lane and check Broadcom’s compatibility information for the intended drives and operating system versions. Supported operating systems include Microsoft Windows, VMware vSphere/ESXi, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux, Ubuntu, Citrix XenServer, CentOS, Debian, Oracle Enterprise Linux, Fedora and FreeBSD. Good to know: M.2 SSDs are not included, so allow for two compatible drives when planning a complete boot-storage setup.

In the box

• Broadcom MegaRAID 9520-2M2

Specifications

For server builds that need flexible M.2 boot storage, the 9520-2M2 combines SATA and NVMe support with RAID options and Broadcom management tools in one adapter.