Product Brief
8-Port SAS HBA Provides High Performance for Internal and
ExternalStorage Connections
Overview
The Avago SAS 9211-8i host bus adapter provides high performance for internal drive
connectivity in 1U and 2U servers and workstations. The SAS 9211-8i provides 8 lanes of 6Gb/s
SAS and is matched with 8 lanes of PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 5Gb/s performance to eliminate
bottlenecks. Performance is based on the SAS 2008 IO controller that highly integrates the
latest enhancements in PCIe and SAS technology. The HBA supports up to 256 SAS or SATA
devices.
The SAS 9211-8i has two (x4) internal mini SAS connectors (SFF8087) enabling a low prole
solution which provide SAS and SATA data transfer rates of 1.5, 3 and 6Gb/s per lane through
automatic speed negotiation that can achieve over 320,000 IOPs. Enhanced features include
T-10 Protection Information Model for early detection of and recovery from data corruption,
and Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC) for minimal EMI.
Storage by LSI
Avago Technologies products serve four primary target markets: wireless communications,
wired infrastructure, enterprise storage, and industrial. Avago Storage by LSI oers the
industrys broadest portfolio of storage solutions, backed by decades of experience and
trusted by the world’s leading server and storage suppliers. Avago provides the building blocks
for storage solutions that help customers understand, prioritize, store and protect critical data.
The Avago SAS portfolio includes MegaRAID® controller cards, host bus adapters (HBAs),
advanced software options, Syncro® shared DAS solutions and SAS storage ICs, including RAID-
on-Chip (ROCs), I/O controllers and expanders.
Fusion-MPT Architecture
Fusion-MPT architecture marks the next generation of I/O architecture designed to deliver
the highest performance available today while reducing time to market, integration, and
certication time. Fusion-MPT devices are high performance, cost-eective protocol controllers
that represent the newest system- level integration technology in intelligent I/O processors
from Avago.
Key Features
8 internal 6Gb/s SAS+SATA ports
8 lanes, PCIe 2.0
Low prole form factor design
Two x4 internal mini-SAS connectors
(SFF8087)
SAS 2008 6Gb/s SAS+SATA Controller
Supports up to 256 SAS or SATA end
devices
Supports SSDs, HDDs and tape drives
Oers Integrated RAID (0, 1, 1E and 10)
Key Advantages
Provides state of the art connectivity
for servers and appliances with
internal storage and the ability to add
external storage
8 lanes of PCIe 2.0 provides fast
signaling for high-bandwidth
applications
High performance with 6Gb/s data
transfer rates
Avago SAS 9211-8i
8-Port, 6Gb/s SAS+SATA to PCI Express Host Bus Adapter
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Product Brief
SAS 9211-8i Host Bus Adapter
I/O Controller SAS2008/ Fusion MPT 2.0
Storage Connectivity ; Data Transfer Rates 8 ports, 6Gb/s SAS 2.0 Compliant
SAS Bandwidth Half Duplex
600 MB/s per lane
Port Congurations 8 ea, x1 ports (individual drives)
2 ea, x4 wide port
Host Bus x8 lane, PCI Express 2.0 compliant
PCI Data Burst Transfer Rates Half Duplex
x8, PCIe, 4000 MB/s
Physical Dimensions Low Prole (2.6” x 6.6”)
Connectors Two mini-SAS internal connectors (SFF8087)
Brackets Full height and low prole
Cable Support Passive Copper
Host Bus Type x8 lane, PCI Express 2.0
PCI Card Type 3.3 V Add-in Card
Operating Voltage +12V +/-8%; 3.3V +/-8%
PCI Power (Nominal) 7W typical (Airow min 200 LFM)
Device Support 256 Non-RAID SAS/SATA devices
Integrated RAID (IR)
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 1E
RAID 10
14 spread across 2 volumes
10 per volume
2 per volume plus hot spare
10 per volume
10 per volume
Environmental Operating
0oC to 55oC
5 to 90% Non-condensing
Storage
-45°C to 105°C
5 to 90% Non-condensing
MTBF >2,000,000 Hours
Regulatory Certications EMC: Class B-US (CFR 47, P15B); Canada (ICES-003); Japan (V-3/02.04); Europe (EN55022/EN55024);
Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS 3548); Safety: EN60950; RoHS; WEEE
OS Support Microsoft Windows, Linux (SuSE , Red Hat), Solaris, VMware
See http://www.lsi.com/support/pages/download-search.aspx for details on versions
Warranty 3 years; with advanced replacement option
Free technical support at http://www.lsi.com/support
Ordering Information
SAS 9211-8i SGL
MPN: H5-25249-01
OPN: LSI00194