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LSI 9300-8e 12Gb/s SAS Host Bus Adapter Reference Guide
Last Updated: August 21, 2014
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Overview
The LSI 9300-8e is a 12Gb/s SAS adapter which provides two 12Gb/s Mini-SAS HD
external connections. The LSI HBA supports 8 PCI Express lanes and complies with the
latest PCI Express 3.0 specification. Each HBA supports 8 individual SAS lanes
operating at 12Gb/s (4 per port).
Dell Server and Storage Support
The LSI 9300-8e HBA is compatible with all Dell 11th, 12th, and 13th generation
PowerEdge Servers that have a PCI Express (PCI-e) x8 slot.
The HBA is backwards compatible with previous P CI-e and SAS generat ions through
automatic negotiation and provides SAS data tr an sfer rate of 12 and 6 Gb/s per lane.
The LSI 9300-8e HBA is fully functional, tested and supported w ith the Dell
PowerVault MD34/38 series storage arrays. It is not supported when attached to any
other Dell storage products.
Refer to the Dell PowerVault MD34XX/38XX-Series Storage Array Support Matrix for
additional details.
Installation Instructions
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Dell PowerEdge Server Slot Priority
The Dell PowerEd ge Server expansion card slot priority tables can be found in the
Hardware Owner’s manuals posted on Support.dell.com for each server.
The LSI 9300-8e HBA should be installed in the PowerEdge server using the same
guidelines for slot priority as the Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA. This verbiage may vary
depending on the server and the ver sion of the hardware owner’s manual, but may be
listed in one of the following ways in the slot priority matrix: Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA,
Non-RAID, or All other Dell storage cards.
Firmware and Driver Download
The latest LSI 9300-8e firmware and drivers are available for download on
Support.dell.com within the respective MD34/38 series storage array product pages.
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