8-Port SAS HBA Provides High Performance for Internal Storage Connections

Overview

The LSI SAS 9210-8i host bus adapter provides high performance for internal drive

connectivity in 1U and 2U servers and workstations. The LSI SAS 9210-8i provides 8 lanes of 

6Gb/s SAS and is matched with 8 lanes of PCI Express 2.0 5Gb/s performance to eliminate 

bottlenecks. Performance is based on the LSISAS2008 IO controller that highly integrates the 

latest enhancements in PCI Express and SAS technology. The HBA supports up to 256 SAS or SATA devices.

The LSI SAS 9210-8i has two (x4) internal mini SAS connectors (SFF8087) that are vertically 

positioned enabling a low profile solution which provide SAS and SATA data transfer rates of 

1.5, 3 and 6Gb/s per lane through automatic speed negotiation that can achieve over 320,000 

IOPs. Enhanced features include T-10 Protection Information Model for early detection of and 

recovery from data corruption, and Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC) for minimal EMI.