Listed for sale is a Supermicro AOC-S3008L-L8E / LSI SAS9300-8i SAS controller card with full / standard profile PCI bracket, that are prepared for use with ZFS. They have been flashed to Avago / LSI 9300-8i IT (Initiator Target) firmware version P16 (specifically 16.00.12.00). I also flashed the LSI/Avago MPTSAS3 BIOS ROM version 08.37.00.00 and UEFI 18.00.00.00 so that it is easier to access the controller's ROM without booting an OS.
- LSI Avago IT mode firmware version P16 (16.00.12.00)
- MPTSAS3 BIOS ROM flashed version 08.37.00.00
- MPTSAS3 UEFI ROM flashed version 18.00.00.00
- Original SAS address preserved in flash
These are based on the LSI SAS3008 SAS controller chipset and support PCI-E 3.0 specifications with x8 lanes. The controller has 2 SFF-8643 connectors, each carrying 4x 12Gbps SAS lanes. You will need a compatible cable to connect these to your hard drives or a backplane. ALL 8 SAS lanes have been fully tested. These cards are fully tested in my Supermicro server running ZFS on Linux (ZoL), but this setup also works for other ZFS setups like FreeNAS, unRAID, Proxmox VE, etc. I have fully tested them using all 8 SAS lanes. Not exactly the HBA / IT mode adapter you were looking for? Check out the HBA section at my ebay store here.
Feel free to ask any questions.
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