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Green circuit board with eight internal SAS ports and two brackets

LSI

LSI 9211-8i SAS HBA 6Gbps PCIe 3.0 x8 8-port IT Mode P20

SKU CH-THHM-BPA7A

Eight-port SAS HBA with IT-mode firmware P20 for direct drive access in ZFS or unRAID arrays

  • IT Mode P20 firmware enables direct drive control for ZFS and unRAID
  • LSI SAS2008 controller delivers 6Gbps SAS and SATA connectivity
  • PCIe 3.0 x8 interface provides eight lanes of bandwidth
  • Eight internal ports via two SFF-8087 connectors support up to eight drives
  • Includes both high-profile and low-profile brackets for flexible installation

LSI 9211-8i SAS HBA IT Mode

The LSI 9211-8i is an 8-port SAS host bus adapter running firmware P20 in IT mode. It presents drives directly to the operating system without RAID abstraction, making it suited for ZFS, FreeNAS and unRAID storage servers that manage redundancy in software.

PCIe 3.0 x8 slot and bracket clearance

The card requires a PCI Express 3.0 x8 slot and ships with both a high-profile and a low-profile bracket. Verify that your chassis can accommodate the chosen bracket and that the motherboard firmware can initialise an option ROM for the SAS2008 controller.

Two SFF-8087 cables for eight drives

Two SFF-8087 breakout cables are included, each carrying four 6 Gbps SAS or SATA lanes. This frees the builder from sourcing separate cables and supports up to eight drives per card, leaving additional PCIe slots available for other expansion cards.

Highlights

  • IT Mode P20 firmware enables direct drive control for ZFS and unRAID
  • LSI SAS2008 controller delivers 6Gbps SAS and SATA connectivity
  • PCIe 3.0 x8 interface provides eight lanes of bandwidth
  • Eight internal ports via two SFF-8087 connectors support up to eight drives
  • Includes both high-profile and low-profile brackets for flexible installation

Specifications

No published specifications for this item yet.

Questions about this item

Does the LSI 9211-8i include cables and brackets or must I buy them separately?

The box contains the controller card, one high-profile bracket, one low-profile bracket, and two SFF-8087 SAS/SATA cables, so no extra parts are needed for a typical install.

The listing mentions IT Mode P20 firmware — is that the only version available?

The card ships with firmware 20.00.07.00 in IT Mode P20, which is the version supplied; no alternative firmware versions are offered on this listing.

What does the 6Gbps SAS speed mean when the card is installed in a PCIe 3.0 x8 slot?

Each of the eight ports can transfer up to 6Gbps to attached SAS or SATA drives, while the PCIe 3.0 x8 host link provides ample bandwidth so the controller does not become the bottleneck.

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