LSI 9300-8i - IT mode, ports & ZFS support
LSI 9300-8i ships in IT mode - ready for ZFS/TrueNAS/Unraid, no crossflash needed.
| Chipset | SAS3008 |
| SAS generation | SAS3 12Gb/s |
| Ports | 8 internal (2x SFF-8643) |
| PCIe | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| IT mode | Ships IT (native) |
| Recommended firmware | P16 16.00.12.00 (9300_8i.bin) |
| Driver | Linux mpt3sas · FreeBSD mpr |
| ZFS / TrueNAS | Ready |
12G SAS3 with SFF-8643 HD connectors. Overkill bandwidth for spinning HDDs; matters for SAS3 SSDs.
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