Broadcom (LSI) 9300-8E SAS3 HBA PCIe3.0 x8 LP Adapter (FC EKAD and EKED)

Overview

The Broadcom (LSI) 9300-8E SAS3 HBA PCIe3.0 x8 LP Adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 3 (Gen3) x8 adapter. The adapter can be used in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the system. The adapter has two external mini-SAS high-density (HD) x4 connectors for high-performance storage connectivity.

Figure 1. Broadcom (LSI) 9300-8E SAS3 HBA PCIe3.0 x8 LP Adapter

Specifications

Item

Description

Adapter FRU number

01EM634 (AOC-SAS3-9300-8E) (Designed to comply with RoHS requirement)

I/O bus architecture

PCIe3 x8

Slot requirement

For details about slot priorities and placement rules, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.

Supported Systems

POWER8® processor-based systems

• 8001-12C (FC EKAD)
• 8001-22C (FC EKED)

Voltage

3.3V, 12 V

Form factor

Short, low-profile

Maximum number

For details about the maximum number of adapters that are supported, see PCIe adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.

Attributes provided

Port independent auto-negotiation

Supports 122 devices (HBA only)

Power management support

Supports 3.0 Gb/s, 6.0 Gb/s and 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA data transfer rates

Cables

Attach any necessary cables to the add-on card.

Operating system or partition requirements

If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software that is required to support the new feature and that you determine whether any prerequisites must be met for this feature and attaching devices. To check for the prerequisites, see IBM® Prerequisite website.