SAS Controller Broadcom SAS 9300-8e H5-25460-00

Broadcom SAS 9300-8e 12Gb/s SAS Host Bus Adapter

The Broadcom SAS 9300-8e is a PCI Express 3.0 x8 host bus adapter (HBA) that connects a server or workstation to external storage enclosures and backup equipment. It is built on the SAS 3008 controller and provides eight 12Gb/s SAS lanes through two external SFF-8644 Mini-SAS HD connectors.

The adapter works with SAS and SATA drives, SSDs, hard drives and tape drives, and supports up to 1024 non-RAID devices. It is a low-profile card that ships with both a full-height and a low-profile bracket, so it fits most servers.

Key features

• 12Gb/s SAS over PCIe 3.0 - Eight 12Gb/s SAS lanes are matched with eight PCIe 3.0 lanes. SAS bandwidth reaches 9600MB/s half duplex on the full x8 wide bus.
• Two external Mini-SAS HD connectors - Two x4 SFF-8644 connectors for external storage enclosures. The card supports passive and active copper cables as well as optical cables.
• Up to 1024 devices - Works with SAS and SATA drives, SSDs, hard drives and tape drives, up to 1024 non-RAID devices.
• High performance - The Fusion-MPT SAS 3008 controller reaches over 1 million IOPS according to Broadcom.
• Backward compatible - Automatic negotiation with older equipment: SAS at 6 and 3Gb/s and SATA at 6 and 3Gb/s per lane.
• Operating systems - Supports Windows, Linux (Red Hat, SUSE), VMware, FreeBSD and Solaris.

Specifications

In the box

• Broadcom SAS 9300-8e HBA with full-height bracket
• Alternate low-profile bracket
• Quick installation guide
• Resource CD with documentation and drivers