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LSI

LSI 9210-8i 8-port 6Gb/s SAS/SATA HBA network card

SKU CH-C3RG-J7P0F

Eight-port SAS/SATA host bus adapter with RAID 0, 1, 10 and JBOD support over PCIe 2.0 x8

  • Eight internal drives supported via two Mini-SAS SFF8087 connectors
  • 6 Gb/s SAS 2.0 bandwidth for fast storage throughput
  • PCI Express 2.0 x8 lane host interface
  • LSI SAS2008 I/O controller manages up to 256 devices
  • RAID 0, 1, 10 and JBOD modes included

8-port 6Gb/s SAS/SATA HBA

The LSI 9210-8i is a host bus adapter that adds eight internal SAS or SATA ports through a PCI Express 2.0 x8 connection. It uses the LSI SAS2008 I/O controller and supports data rates of 6Gb/s per port. The card presents two Mini-SAS SFF-8087 connectors for passive copper cabling.

Suits storage expansion without hardware RAID

This adapter suits administrators who need additional drive ports for JBOD or software-defined storage configurations. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for basic redundancy. Builders who require hardware RAID 5, RAID 6 or cache-backed protection should look at a different controller class.

PCIe 2.0 x8 interface

The single specification that determines fit is the PCI Express 2.0 x8 host interface. The card occupies one x8 or larger slot and provides eight 6Gb/s SAS/SATA channels through two internal Mini-SAS ports. It manages up to 256 non-RAID devices under Windows or Linux.

Highlights

  • Eight internal drives supported via two Mini-SAS SFF8087 connectors
  • 6 Gb/s SAS 2.0 bandwidth for fast storage throughput
  • PCI Express 2.0 x8 lane host interface
  • LSI SAS2008 I/O controller manages up to 256 devices
  • RAID 0, 1, 10 and JBOD modes included

Specifications

No published specifications for this item yet.

Questions about this item

How do I decide between the eight-port HBA and a four-port model?

The 9210-8i provides eight internal SAS/SATA ports via two Mini-SAS SFF8087 connectors, so choose it when you need to connect up to eight drives directly without an expander.

What does the 6 Gb/s SAS 2.0 rating mean once the card is installed?

Each of the eight ports can transfer data at up to 6 Gb/s per SAS 2.0 link, and the x8 PCI Express 2.0 host interface delivers enough aggregate bandwidth to keep all ports running at that rate simultaneously.

Which interface standard does the card use and what does it limit in practice?

The card uses an x8 PCI Express 2.0 host interface and SAS 2.0 on the drive side; the PCIe 2.0 x8 link caps total host throughput, while each drive link is capped at 6 Gb/s by the SAS 2.0 PHY.

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