Page 1
LSI® SAS 9300-8i PCI Express® to 12Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Host Bus Adapter User Guide Version 1.0 March 2013 DB15-000984-00...
Page 2
LSI Corporation reserves the right to make changes to the product(s) or information disclosed herein at any time without notice. LSI Corporation does not assume any responsibility or liability arising out of the application or use of any product or service described herein, except as expressly agreed to in writing by LSI Corporation; nor does the purchase, lease, or use of a product or service from LSI Corporation convey a license under any patent rights, copyrights, trademark rights, or any other of the intellectual property rights of LSI Corporation or of third parties.
LSI SAS 9300-8i PCI Express to 12Gb/s SAS Host Bus Adapter User Guide Table of Contents March 2013 Table of Contents 1 Overview ..........................4 2 Features .
The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA is based on the Fusion-MPT™-architected LSI SAS 3008 controller that integrates the latest enhancements in PCIe 3.0 technology and 12Gb/s SAS technology. The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA has onboard Flash memory for the firmware, and BIOS and NVSRAM for RAID support (RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10).
The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA offers LED management support for your backplane implementation. This configuration option lets you use the LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA with backplanes configured for the SGPIO interface. The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA is in accordance with SFF-8485: Specification for Serial GPIO (SGPIO) Bus, Revision 0.7.
Physical Characteristics The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA is a 6.0-in. × 2.7-in., low-profile board. The component height on the top and bottom of the LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA is in accordance with the PCIe specification. The following figure shows the HBA board layout.
LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA Certifications and Safety Characteristics All LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBAs meet or exceed the requirements of UL flammability rating 94V-0. Each bare board is marked with the supplier’s name or trademark, type, and UL flammability rating. Because these boards are installed in a PCIe bus slot, all voltages are less than the SELV 42.4-V limit.
HBA to the system’s chassis. Connect SAS cables between the HBA and the SAS backplane or any other SATA or SAS device. The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA has two SFF-8643, internal x4, mini-SAS HD connectors. Use cables with an internal mini-SAS HD connector on one end (to connect to the HBA) and the appropriate connector on the other end to attach to backplane or SAS/SATA devices.
Need help?
Do you have a question about the SAS 9300-8i and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers