Description
Advanced Data Protection Features
The Broadcom 9400-8i Tri-Mode PCIe HBA is a high-performance storage controller that provides a range of advanced data protection features. Here are some of the key features:
- Data Encryption: The 9400-8i HBA supports hardware-based data encryption for SAS and SATA drives, which provides a high level of data protection without impacting performance.
- Advanced RAID Support: The 9400-8i HBA supports a range of RAID levels, including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, which provide a high degree of data protection and fault tolerance. It also supports hot spares, automatic rebuilds, and online capacity expansion.
- Power Loss Protection: The 9400-8i HBA features power loss protection for the onboard cache memory, which ensures that data is not lost in the event of a power outage or system failure.
- NVMe Support: The 9400-8i HBA supports NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) drives, which provide high-performance storage access for demanding applications.
- Drive Health Monitoring: The 9400-8i HBA supports S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology), which allows for proactive monitoring of drive health and performance. It also provides an email notification feature for drive failures.
- Data Migration: The 9400-8i HBA provides data migration capabilities, which allow for seamless transfer of data from older to newer storage systems.
Performance Benchmarks and Metrics
The Broadcom 9400-8i Tri-Mode PCIe HBA (Host Bus Adapter) is a high-performance storage connectivity solution that supports SAS, SATA, and NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) devices. Here are some of the performance benchmarks and metrics for this HBA:
- Supports up to 8 internal SAS/SATA/NVMe ports
- Supports up to 4 lanes of PCI Express 3.1, with a maximum transfer rate of 12 Gb/s per lane
- Delivers up to 2 million IOPS for NVMe SSDs
- Delivers up to 1.8 GB/s sequential read performance for NVMe SSDs
- Supports SAS transfer rates of up to 12 Gb/s
- Supports SATA transfer rates of up to 6 Gb/s
- Supports NVMe transfer rates of up to 8 GT/s
The Broadcom 9400-8i HBA is designed to provide high performance, low latency connectivity for a range of storage devices, including hard disk drives, solid-state drives, and NVMe SSDs. The HBA supports a range of advanced features, such as RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 6, as well as hot spares, automatic rebuilds, and online capacity expansion.
Compatibility with Operating Systems
The Broadcom 9400-8i Tri-Mode HBA is a high-performance storage connectivity solution that is designed to work with a variety of operating systems. Here are the operating systems that are compatible with this HBA:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2016, and 2019 (including Hyper-V)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- VMware ESXi and ESX
- Citrix XenServer
- Oracle Linux and Oracle VM
- FreeBSD
General Information
- Brand: Broadcom
- MPN : 9400-8I
- Type: Controller
- Sub-Type: SAS-SATA
Technical Information
- Host Bus Type: X8 Lane PCI Express® 3.1
- Devices Supported: SAS/SATA: 1024, NVME: 24
- Internal Connectors: 2 HD MINI-SAS SFF8643 (Horizontal Mount)
- Internal Ports: 8
- Operating Temperature: 10° To 55° C
- Operating Voltage: +12v +/-8%, 3.3v +/-9%
- Os Support: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Vmware.
- PCI Power: Typical 10.05w
- Cable Support Passive Copper
- I/O Controller: Sas3408
- Mtbf: > 4,500,000 Hours At 40° C
- Operating Humidity: 20% To 80% Non-Condensing
- Data Transfer Rates: 12 GB/S SAS-3 AND 8 GT/S PCIE GEN 3 (NVME) Compliant
- Physical Dimensions: Low Profile 6.127″ X 2.712″
