Re: 6/12G SAS controllers

[Hauke Fath <hauke%Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE@localhost>]

On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:52:01 +0100, Edgar Fuß wrote:
> I'm looking for a 6Gb/s, better 12Gb/s, PCIe SAS controller with two
> FPU^WSFF-8087 connectors.

We have been using a Broadcom/LSI 9207 4i/4e (also available as 8i and 
8e) for the last six years without any issues:

[   1.0468852] pci5 at ppb4 bus 5
[   1.0468852] mpii0 at pci5 dev 0 function 0: vendor 1000 product 0087 
(rev. 0x05)
[   1.0468852] mpii0: interrupting at ioapic1 pin 12
[   1.0468852] mpii0: SAS9207-4i4e, firmware 20.0.2.0, MPI 2.0
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 12
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 13
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 14
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 15
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 16
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 17
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 18
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 19
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 20
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 21
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 22
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 23
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 24
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 25
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 26
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 27
[   1.0468852] mpii0: physical device inserted in slot 28
[   1.0468852] scsibus0 at mpii0: 1024 targets, 8 luns per target

<https://docs.broadcom.com/doc/12353331>
<https://www.haehnlein-it.com/Broadcom-9207-8i-SAS2308-6G-SATA-SAS-HBA-PCIe-x8-Avago-LSI-9217-8i-RAID-IT-Mode/REF-LSI00301>

Cheerio,
Hauke

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