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LSI SAS 9300-8e PCI Express to 12Gb/s SAS Host Bus Adapter User Guide
March 2015
Operating System Support
3.2
SAS-3 Interface
The LSI SAS 3008 controller chip contains the SATA+SAS functionality for the LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA. The following table
shows the LSI SAS 12Gb/s SAS performance.
3.3
Active Cable Management Support
The HBA optionally supports active cable management. To enable this feature, download and implement the firmware
option labeled SAS93
xx
_
xx
_IT_ACM, where
xx_xx
matches your product. You must enable active cable
management for applications with active optical cables.
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Operating System Support
The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA supports all major operating systems: Windows
®
, Linux
®
Red Hat
®
, Linux SUSE
®
Enterprise
Server (SLES), and VMware
®
. The HBA also supports Solaris
®
11 Update 2. Refer to
http://go.lsi.com/hbas
for details on
the software versions and device driver support. For Solaris support, contact the Avago
®
Technical Support team.
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LSI SAS 9300-8e HBA Characteristics
5.1
Memory
The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA provides one 4-M × 16-bit Flash ROM to store the firmware and the BIOS.
5.2
LED
The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA Heartbeat LED, CR1, blinks green to indicate the HBA is capable of general activity.
5.3
Connectors
PCIe Connector (EC1).
The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA supports a x8 interface. The PCIe host interface connection is through
the edge connector, EC1, which provides connections on both the top (EC1 B) and bottom (EC1 A) of the board. The
signal definitions and pin numbers conform to the PCIe specification.
SATA+SAS Connector (J6).
The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA supports SATA and SAS connectors through connectors that are
SFF-8644 mini-SAS HD, external connectors.
5.4
Physical Characteristics
The LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA is a 6.6-in. × 2.7-in., low-profile board. The component height on the top and bottom of the
LSI 12Gb/s SAS HBA is in accordance with the PCIe specification. The following figure shows the HBA board layout.
Half Duplex
Full Duplex
Narrow port (one lane), 1200 MB/s Narrow port (one lane), 2400 MB/s
Wide port (four lanes), 4800 MB/s
Wide port (four lanes), 9600 MB/s
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