LSI 9300-16i - IT mode, ports & ZFS support
LSI 9300-16i ships in IT mode - ready for ZFS/TrueNAS/Unraid, no crossflash needed.
| Chipset | SAS3008 x2 |
| SAS generation | SAS3 12Gb/s |
| Ports | 16 internal (4x SFF-8643) |
| PCIe | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| IT mode | Ships IT (native) |
| Recommended firmware | P16 16.00.12.00 (flash BOTH chips) |
| Driver | Linux mpt3sas · FreeBSD mpr |
| ZFS / TrueNAS | Ready |
Two SAS3008 chips on one card - firmware must be flashed to each controller. 16 ports share one PCIe 3.0 x8.
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