[shortdesc]8 internal ports, 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA, Gen 4.0 PCIe NVMe, PCIe Gen 4.0 x8 host, x8 SFF-8654 connector[/shortdesc] [properties] Brand Broadcom Model 9500-8i MPN 05-50134-01 Product Type Tri-Mode Storage HBA Series 9500 Series PCIe Gen 4.0 Tri-Mode Storage HBAs Port Count 8 internal Host Interface x8 PCIe Gen 4.0 Storage Interface 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA, Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe) Connector One x8 SFF-8654 Typical Power 5.96W Dimensions 155.52 mm (±0.13 mm) x 68.77 mm (±0.13 mm) Operating Temperature 0°C to 55°C Operating Voltage 12V ±8%; 3.3V ±9% [/properties] [specifications] Tri-Mode Storage Interface 12Gb/s SAS; 6Gb/s SATA; Gen 4.0 PCIe (NVMe) PCIe Host Interface x8 PCIe Gen 4.0 PCIe Lane Support x8, x4, x2, x1 lanes at up to 16.0 GT/s per lane, full duplex Hardware Secure Boot Authenticated firmware execution using Root of Trust and Chain of Trust Universal Bay Management UBM ready, SFF-TA-1005 Connector Pin-out SFF-9402 compliant SAS/SATA Device Support Up to 1024 devices NVMe Device Support Up to 32 devices Management Utilities LSI Storage Authority (LSA); StorCLI (command-line interface); HII (UEFI Human Interface Infrastructure) Operating Conditions 0°C to 55°C; 5% to 90% non-condensing Storage Conditions −45°C to +105°C; 5% to 95% non-condensing MTBF >5,000,000 hours at 40°C Regulatory Certifications USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B); Canada (ICES-003, Class B); Taiwan (CNS 13438); Japan (VCCI V-3); Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22); Korea (RRA no 2013-24 and 25); Europe (EN55022/EN55024); Safety: EN/IEC/UL 60950; RoHS; WEEE OS Support Microsoft Windows, VMware vSphere/ESXi, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Citrix XenServer, CentOS Linux, Debian Linux, Oracle Enterprise Linux, Fedora, FreeBSD [/specifications] PCIe Gen 4.0 Tri-Mode Storage Connectivity for Servers The Broadcom 9500-8i is an eight-port internal Tri-Mode host bus adapter designed for SAS, SATA, and PCIe NVMe storage environments. It combines a PCIe Gen 4.0 x8 host interface with Broadcom Tri-Mode SerDes technology, allowing NVMe, SAS, and SATA devices to operate through a single storage adapter architecture. The 9500-8i supports 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA, and Gen 4.0 PCIe NVMe storage interfaces. Its PCIe Gen 4.0 host interface supports transfer rates up to 16.0 GT/s per lane. The adapter also incorporates hardware secure boot, allowing only authenticated firmware to execute on the controller. Key Benefits and Features Eight internal storage ports for direct-attached server applications Tri-Mode connectivity for SAS, SATA, and PCIe NVMe storage PCIe Gen 4.0 x8 host interface with up to 16.0 GT/s per lane Hardware secure boot with authenticated firmware execution Universal Bay Management ready with SFF-TA-1005 support Ideal Use Cases High-port direct-attached storage connectivity Enterprise database infrastructure Analytics and data-intensive applications Cloud computing environments Media and medical imaging applications Deploy PCIe Gen 4.0 Tri-Mode Storage with the Broadcom 9500-8i Choose the Broadcom 9500-8i for server platforms requiring eight internal ports, PCIe Gen 4.0 bandwidth, and flexible SAS, SATA, and NVMe storage connectivity through a single Tri-Mode HBA.