Avago HBA 9400-16i User Manual

Product Brief

9400 Series Tri-Mode
Storage HBAs

12Gb/s SAS/SATA/NVMe
Tri-Mode PCIe HBAs

Industry’s First HBA with Tri-Mode SerDes Technology

Broadcom enables high performance storage connectivity and flexible
system designs that support any combination of NVMe, SAS and SATA
devices with the industry’s first HBA with Tri-Mode SerDes. The Tri-Mode
HBAs expand Broadcom’s industry leading family of 12Gb/s SAS HBAs with
8 and 16 port internal, external and combination Tri-Mode port options.

Applications

• High-port count SAS/SATA/NVMe
adapters for direct attached high
connectivity applications

• Tri-Mode connectivity enabling
maximum data center flexibility

• Flexible solutions for cloud
computing

• External storage requiring high
connectivity SAS/SATA interface
for host or drive side connect

Key Features

• Tri-Mode Storage Interface Ports

− SFF-8680 Bay

− x1 SAS

− x1 SATA

− x2 SAS (Multi Link)

− Two x1 SAS (Dual port using
MPIO)

− SFF-8639 (U.2) Bay

− x2, x4 NVMe

• Supports 12, 6, and 3Gb/s SAS and
6, 3Gb/s SATA data transfer rates

• Up to 8 storage interface PCIe links.
Each link supporting x4 or x2 link
widths up to 8.0 GT/s (PCIe Gen3)
per lane

NVMe Performance Gains for Storage

The Tri-Mode Storage HBAs bring NVMe performance benefits to the
storage tier by providing connectivity and data protection that HBAs have
oered for over 20 years for SAS/SATA interfaces. Based on the single­core SAS3516, SAS3416 or SAS3408 Tri-Mode Storage I/O controllers
(IOC), these HBAs provide bandwidth and IOPS performance increase
compared to the previous generation and are ideal for high-end servers
utilizing internal storage or connecting to large-scale external storage
enclosures.

Endless design flexibility using Tri-Mode Controllers

Broadcom Tri-Mode SerDes Technology enables the operation of NVMe,
SAS, or SATA storage devices in a single drive bay. A single controller
can operate in all three modes concurrently servicing NVMe, SAS, or
SATA drives. The controller negotiates between the speeds and protocols
to seamlessly work with any of the three types of storage devices. Tri­Mode support provides a non-disruptive way to evolve existing data
center infrastructure. By upgrading to a Tri-Mode HBA, users can expand
beyond SAS/SATA and use NVMe without major changes to other system
configurations.

9400 Series Tri-Mode Storage HBAs

Product Brief

Key Features (con’t)

• SFF-9402 Compliant, Connector
Pin-out

• SFF-8485 Compliant, SGPIO

• PCIe 3.1 Host Interface

− Supports x8, x4, x2, x1 PCIe lanes
at a transfer rate up to 8.0 GT/s
per lane, full duplex

Multifunction SFF-8639 68 pins

x4 NVMe

x4 NVMe

x4

x4

8639
8639
8680
8680
8680
8680
8680
8680
8680
8680

NVMe

x4 /x2

SAS x1 / x2

SATA x1

− Lane and polarity reversal

− Variable PCIe bandwidth

MultiLink SAS-8680 43 pins

16 Bay mid-plane

negotiation

9400 Series Tri-Mode Storage HBAs

9400-16i 9400-8i 9400-16e 9400-8e 9400-8i8e

Ports 16 internal 8 internal 16 external 8 external 8 internal/8 external

Connectors Four (x4) SFF-8643 Two (x4) SFF-8643 Four (x4) SFF-8644 Two (x4) SFF-8644

Storage Interface Support SAS, SATA, NVMe (PCIe)

Max NVMe Direct Attach
Devices

Max Devices Per Controller

I/O Processor /
SAS Controller

Host Bus Type PCIe 3.1 x8 PCIe 3.1 x8 PCIe 3.1 x8 PCIe 3.1 x8 PCIe 3.1 x8

Typical Power 11.95W 10.05W 11.18W 9.48W 12.39W

Physical Dimensions

Cable Support Passive Copper Passive Copper

Operating Conditions Operating: 10°C to 55°C, 20 to 80% non-condensing Airflow: 200 LFM Storage: -45°C to 105°C, 5 to 95% non-condensing

MTBF (Calculated) >4,500,000 hours at 40°C

Operating Voltage +12V +/-8%; 3.3V +/-9%

Hardware Warranty 3 years; with advanced replacement option

Regulatory Certifications

OS Support

Four x4, Eight x2* Two x4, Four x2* N/A N/A

SAS/SATA: 1024
NVMe: 24*

SAS3416 SAS3408 SAS3416 SAS3408 SAS3516

6.127” x 2.712”(155.65
mm x 68.90 mm)

USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B); Canada (ICES -003, Class B); Taiwan (CNS 13438) ; Japan (VCCI V-3);
Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22);Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25); Europe (EN55022/EN55024);
Safety: EN/IEC/UL 60950; RoHS; WEEE

Microsoft Windows, Linux, VMware. Contact Oracle support for Oracle Solaris driver or software support.
See www.broadcom.com/support/download-search for details on versions.

SAS/SATA: 1024
NVMe: 24*

6.127” x 2.712” (155.65
mm x 68.90 mm)

SAS/SATA:1024 SAS/SATA:1024

6.600” x 2.712” (167.65
mm x 68.90 mm)

Passive Copper, Active
Copper, Active Optical

6.600” x 2.712” (167.65
mm x 68.90 mm)

Passive Copper, Active
Copper, Active Optical

Ordering Information

Single Pack

05-50008-00 05-50008-01 05-50013-00 05-50013-01 05-50031-02

Two (x4) SFF-8643;
Two (x4) SFF-8644

Two x4, Four x2*
(internal only)

SAS/SATA: 1024
NVMe: 24* (internal
only)

6.600” x 2.712” (167.65
mm x 68.90 mm)

Passive Copper, Active
Copper (external),
Active Optical
(external)

*x2 and 24 max NVMe drive support available at a later release

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BC00-0459EN 05.02.17