Broadcom MegaRAID 9520-2M2
PCIe Gen 4.0 Dual M.2 NVMe/SATA Boot RAID Adapter (2 onboard M.2 slots)
Product Category
Broadcom MegaRAID 9520-2M2
Form Factor
Low-profile, half-length PCIe card with 2x onboard M.2 slots
Devices Supported
2x M.2 NVMe or SATA SSDs (onboard, no cabled drive bays)
Host Interface
x8 lane PCIe Gen 4.0
Storage Interface
6Gb/s SATA and 16GT/s PCIe Gen 4.0 (NVMe) compliant
Product Description
The Broadcom MegaRAID 9520-2M2 is a dedicated boot storage adapter based on Broadcom's second-generation PCIe Gen 4.0 Tri-Mode SAS3808 I/O controller. Rather than internal cabled ports, the card carries two onboard M.2 slots that accept NVMe or SATA M.2 SSDs, letting administrators separate the operating system from primary data drives without sacrificing front-panel drive bays. The 9520-2M2 is a low-profile, half-length adapter that fits a standard PCIe slot, and its Tri-Mode SerDes technology automatically detects and negotiates between NVMe and SATA M.2 drives. It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 through the trusted Broadcom MegaRAID stack, extending hardware RAID protection to the boot volume, and it integrates with the same unified LSA/StorCLI/HII tool suite used across Broadcom's RAID and HBA product lines. With hardware Secure Boot, a drive-activity LED, and a calculated MTBF of over 5,000,000 hours, the 9520-2M2 is a compact, reliable way to add mirrored or striped boot storage to any PCIe Gen 4.0-capable server.