Dell LSI 9300-8e User Manual

LSI 9300-8e 12Gb/s SAS Host Bus Adapter Reference Guide

Last Updated: August 21, 2014

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