SAS Host Bus Adapters (6Gb and 12Gb HBAs)
Refurbished SAS host bus adapters (SAS HBAs): non-RAID 6Gb/s and 12Gb/s SAS cards that pass each drive straight through to the operating system, with internal ports for drive bays or external ports for JBODs, disk shelves and tape. The listing includes LSI and Broadcom 9207, 9211, 9300 and 9305 cards, Dell's HBA330, HBA355e, HBA355i, HBA350i and 12Gbps SAS HBA, and HPE's H220 and H221. Most of these cards are sold on quotation, so request a quote for the model you need; every one passes our lab test on arrival and a second test before it ships.
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LSI 9300-8e Dual Port 12Gbps SAS PCI-E HBA Controller | SAS9300-8eAvailability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: LSI Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock - LSI SAS9201-16e 9201-16e Quad Port 6Gbps SAS PCI-E HBA Controller [Full Height]Availability: Available by QuoteManufacturer: LSI Condition: Refurbished 1 Year WarrantyRequest PricingOut of stock
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Pass-through, not RAID
An HBA presents every disk to the host as its own device instead of building RAID volumes on the card. Dell describes its HBA355i, HBA355e and HBA350i as non-RAID solution cards, and Proxmox's ZFS documentation warns against running ZFS on a hardware RAID controller with its own cache management: ZFS needs to talk to the disks directly, and an HBA or an LSI controller flashed to IT mode is the better fit. For hardware RAID, see server RAID controllers.
| Card | SAS speed | Ports and connectors | Internal or external | Manufacturer notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcom SAS 9207-8i | 6Gb/s (SAS 2308) | 8 ports, two x4 SFF-8087 | Internal | SSDs, HDDs and tape drives |
| Broadcom SAS 9207-8e | 6Gb/s (SAS 2308) | 8 ports, two x4 SFF-8088 | External | Up to 1,024 non-RAID SAS or SATA devices |
| LSI SAS 9300-8e | 12Gb/s (SAS 3008) | 8 ports, two x4 mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) | External | 3, 6 and 12Gb/s link rates; up to 1,024 devices |
| Dell HBA355e | 12Gb/s SAS, PCIe Gen 4 host | x16 SAS lanes, 4 external ports | External | ME484, MD1420 and MD1400 enclosures; LTO6, LTO7 and LTO8 tape |
Where SAS HBAs go
Dell supports the HBA355e in 14th-generation servers including the PowerEdge R640, R740, R740xd and T640, and in 15th-generation models such as the R650 and R750. Broadcom's 9207 and 9300 cards run SAS and SATA drives alike, so one card can serve a mixed shelf; check each listing's bracket, low profile or full height, against your slot. For shelf basics, read What Is JBOD?; drives for those shelves are on SAS hard drives, and SAN cards on Fibre Channel HBAs.
SAS HBAs are covered by an Enterasource warranty for the term on each listing. All adapter types are under host bus adapters.
