OEM LSI Controller Board 9300-16i PCIe 3.0 SAS + SATA - 12GB - 16 INTERNAL PORTS - SAS9300-16i

Overview
The LSI® PCI Express® (PCIe®)-to-Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) host bus adapter (HBA), referred to as the LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA, provides high-performance internal storage connectivity for servers and workstations. The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA provides sixteen lanes of 12Gb/s SAS connectivity and is matched with eight lanes of PCIe 3.0 8Gb/s performance. 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.

Features
This section lists the LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA features.
Implements two LSI SAS 3008 eight-port 12Gb/s SAS to PCIe 3.0 controllers
Supports eight-lane, full-duplex PCIe 3.0 performance
Supports sixteen internal 12Gb/s SATA+SAS ports
Supports SATA link rates of 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s
Supports SAS link rates of 3Gb/s, 6Gb/s, and 12Gb/s
Provides four x4 internal mini-SAS HD connectors (SFF-8643)
Supports passive copper cable
Supports up to 1024 SATA or SAS end devices
Offered with a full-height bracket
Provides two heartbeat LEDs

PCI Express Interface
The LSI SAS 9300-16i HBA uses two LSI SAS 3008 controller chips and one PCI Express switch to provide
high-bandwidth interconnection ability. PCIe is a high-speed standard local bus for point-to-point interfacing of I/O components to the processor and the memory subsystems in high-end computers and servers.
The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA supports eight-lane PCIe performance up to 64Gb/s single direction and 128Gb/s
dual direction.

Connectors
PCIe Connector (J12). The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA supports a x8 interface. The PCIe host interface connection is through the edge connector, J12, which provides connections on both the top (J12 B) and bottom (J12 A) of the board. The signal definitions and pin numbers conform to the PCIe specification.
SATA+SAS Connector (J7). The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA supports SATA and SAS connectors through connectors that are SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD, internal connectors.
Auxiliary Power Connector (J10). The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA provides a 6-pin PCIe power connector.

Operating System Support
The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA supports all major operating systems: Windows®, Linux® Red Hat®, Linux SUSE® Enterprise Server (SLES), Solaris®, and VMware®. Refer to http://go.lsi.com/hbas for details on the software versions and device driver support. For Solaris support, contact the LSI Technical Support team.