LSI 9207-8i - IT mode, ports & ZFS support
LSI 9207-8i ships in IT mode - ready for ZFS/TrueNAS/Unraid, no crossflash needed.
| Chipset | SAS2308 |
| SAS generation | SAS2 6Gb/s |
| Ports | 8 internal (2x SFF-8087) |
| PCIe | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| IT mode | Ships IT (native) |
| Recommended firmware | P20 20.00.07.00 (9207-8i.bin) |
| Driver | Linux mpt3sas · FreeBSD mpr |
| ZFS / TrueNAS | Ready |
IT-only SKU (no RAID firmware). PCIe 3.0 x8 doubles host bandwidth vs 9211 - matters for SSD arrays.
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