LSI 9217-8i - IT mode, ports & ZFS support
LSI 9217-8i ships in RAID/IR mode - crossflash to IT firmware (9207-8i IT) before ZFS/TrueNAS will see disks directly.
| Chipset | SAS2308 |
| SAS generation | SAS2 6Gb/s |
| Ports | 8 internal (2x SFF-8087) |
| PCIe | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| IT mode | Crossflash required → 9207-8i IT |
| Recommended firmware | P20 20.00.07.00 (9207-8i.bin) |
| Driver | Linux mpt3sas · FreeBSD mpr |
| ZFS / TrueNAS | Ready (after flashing to IT) |
IR/RAID sibling of the 9207; flash to 9207-8i IT firmware.
How to crossflash to IT mode →
The complete IT-mode HBA guide →
HBAs are mostly a used-market item; the link opens current Amazon listings for this card.