Broadcom LSI SAS 9207-8i
LSI SAS2308 · 8 SATA/SAS drives · PCIe 3.0 x8
Model LSI00301unconfirmed
Is the Broadcom LSI SAS 9207-8i worth it?
This is the standard fix for a motherboard that's short of SATA ports, with 8 drives hanging off one card.
Watch out for
Cards like this run warm, and a fan pointed at the heatsink is cheap insurance.
It has 2 × SFF-8087, with a breakout cable giving four SATA drives per port. Flash it to IT mode for ZFS or Unraid. The part number LSI00301 comes from retailers; Broadcom's documents we checked don't list it. A PCIe 3.0 x8 slot is what it wants, though a x16 slot works too.
Specifications
Straight from Broadcom's own page or datasheet, and each value links back to it.
| Controller | LSI SAS2308 | source for Controller (docs.broadcom.com, opens in new tab) |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | source for PCIe interface (docs.broadcom.com, opens in new tab) |
| Internal connectors | 2 × SFF-8087 | source for Internal connectors (docs.broadcom.com, opens in new tab) |
| Drives without an expander | 8 drives | source for Drives without an expander (docs.broadcom.com, opens in new tab) |
| SAS speed | 6 Gb/s | source for SAS speed (docs.broadcom.com, opens in new tab) |
Sources: docs.broadcom.com
Broadcom LSI SAS 9207-8iLSI00301