LSI SAS 9300-8i SAS3008 8-Port 12Gb PCIe 3.0 IT Mode FreeNAS unRAID HBA YPCB-00424-1P2 (High Profile)

The SAS 9300-8i host bus adapter provides high performance for internal drive connectivity in 1U and 2U servers and workstations. The SAS 9300 HBA family is based on the SAS 3008 IO controller, integrating the latest enhancements in SAS and PCI Express® technology. Each host bus adapter also supports 8 SAS ports operating at 12Gb/s data transfer rates, and can reach over 1 million IOPs. The 9300 adapter family supports 8 PCI Express lanes that comply with the latest PCI Express 3.0 specifications. In addition, these adapters are

The SAS 9300-8i has two (x4) internal mini SAS connectors (SFF8643) backwards compatible with previous SAS and PCIe generations through automatic negotiation, and provide SAS data transfer rates of 12, 6, and 3 Gb/s per lane, and SATA data transfer rates of 6 and 3Gb/s per lane. Avago Technologies provides a broad suite of industry standard operating system drivers

Key Features
■ Eight/four ports of 12Gb/s SAS + SATA ports
■ Eight lanes of PCI Express 3.0
■ High-profile form factor
■ Mini-SAS HD connectors
■ SAS 3008 12Gb/s SAS+SATA controller
■ Supports SSDs, HDDs, and tape drives

Key Advantages
■ Provides connectivity in a low-profile form factor
■ 8 lanes of PCI Express 3.0 provides fast signaling for high bandwidth applications
■ High performance with 12Gb/s SAS data transfer rates