Broadcom HBA 9500-8e
Product Overview
The HBA 9500-8e (Broadcom PN: 05-50075-01) is an external 8-port tri-mode PCIe 4.0 Host Bus Adapter built on the SAS3808 controller chip, belonging to Broadcom’s flagship 9500 series storage HBAs. It delivers transparent IT-mode passthrough for 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA, and PCIe 4.0 NVMe U.2/U.3 devices, designed for connecting external disk enclosures, JBOD arrays, tape libraries, and high-density external storage subsystems to enterprise servers, hyper-converged infrastructure, NAS/ZFS appliances, and virtualization nodes. Fully compliant with Universal Bay Management (UBM), it allows mixed deployment of SAS, SATA and NVMe drives within shared backplanes; PCIe Gen4 architecture doubles the bandwidth of PCIe 3.0 HBAs while drastically boosting IOPS performance for software-defined storage environments.
Core Electrical & Interface Specifications
- Official Part Number: HBA 9500-8e, Broadcom internal PN: 05-50075-01
- Host Interface: PCIe 4.0 x8 (16GT/s per lane full duplex); auto-negotiates backward to PCIe 3.0 / 2.0 / 1.1
- Onboard Controller: Broadcom SAS3808 tri-mode IOC chip
- External Ports: 8 external tri-mode ports via 1× SFF-8644 HD Mini-SAS external connector
- Supported Storage Protocols:
- SAS 3: 12Gbps full-duplex per lane
- SATA 3: 6Gbps per lane
- PCIe NVMe 4.0 for U.2/U.3 SSD devices
- Maximum Supported Devices: Up to 1024 SAS/SATA devices; up to 32 NVMe devices per single adapter
- Peak Performance: Sequential read throughput up to 13,700 MB/s; random 4K read IOPS up to 3,000,000
- Cooling System: Passive aluminum heatsink, fanless design to eliminate mechanical failure points
- Form Factor: Full-Height Full-Length (FHFL); low-profile half-height bracket included in retail package
- Typical Power Consumption: ~18W under full line-rate operation
- MTBF: >5,000,000 hours at 40°C ambient temperature
Key Functional & Structural Features
1.Pure IT-Mode JBOD Passthrough Architecture
Operates exclusively in HBA passthrough mode without hardware RAID logic; forwards all storage commands directly to the host operating system. Perfect for ZFS, TrueNAS, Proxmox VE, VMware vSAN, Ceph and other SDS platforms that require raw disk visibility and avoid controller abstraction latency.
2.Tri-Mode Universal Bay Compatibility
Single port infrastructure simultaneously supports SAS HDD/SSD, SATA drives and NVMe SSDs without separate adapters; fully complies with SFF UBM standard for modern external JBOD enclosures and mixed-protocol storage backplanes.
3.PCIe Gen4 High-Bandwidth Architecture
PCIe 4.0 x8 host bus provides double the bandwidth of legacy PCIe 3.0 HBAs, eliminating host-side bottlenecks for high-speed NVMe arrays and multi-drive external SAS enclosures in database, media production and backup workloads.
4.Secure Firmware & Hardware Root of Trust
Implements signed firmware verification and secure hardware boot to prevent unauthorized firmware tampering, meeting enterprise data center security compliance requirements for regulated industries and critical infrastructure deployments.
5.Comprehensive Cross-Platform Manageability
Managed via official LSI Storage Authority (LSA) GUI, StorCLI command-line utility and UEFI HII configuration menu; supports remote firmware flashing, drive health monitoring, fault diagnostics and configuration backup across Windows, Linux and hypervisor platforms.
6.Robust Passive Thermal Design
Large low-profile aluminum heatsink removes cooling fan points of failure, extending service life and MTBF in rack-mounted servers, storage appliances and industrial environments with limited airflow.
Physical & Environmental Parameters
- Card Dimensions (FHFL bracket): 167.65 mm × 68.77 mm × 20.32 mm
- Low-profile bracket included for compact 2U/1U rack servers
- Operating Temperature: 0°C ~ +55°C under standard data center airflow; thermal derating required above 55°C
- Storage Temperature: -40°C ~ +85°C
- Relative Humidity: 5% ~ 95% non-condensing
- Vibration & Shock: Compliant with IEC 60068-2 industrial server vibration standards
- Pollution Degree 2; designed for standard data center and clean industrial cabinet environments
Compatible Operating Systems
- Windows Server 2016 / 2019 / 2022
- RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS, SUSE and all mainstream Linux distributions
- VMware ESXi 7.x / 8.x, Citrix XenServer
- FreeBSD, TrueNAS, Proxmox VE and hyper-converged storage operating systems
- Full UEFI boot support for modern server platforms
Typical Application Scenarios
- Enterprise external JBOD disk enclosures, tape libraries and backup storage subsystems
- TrueNAS/ZFS NAS appliances, media storage servers and video surveillance recording nodes
- Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), vSAN clusters and distributed SDS storage nodes
- High-performance database servers, big-data analytics and high-density external storage expansion
- Direct upgrade replacement for older PCIe 3.0 HBAs such as LSI 9300-8e for PCIe 4.0 performance upgrade
Global Certifications & Compliance
- UL Listed, cULus Certified, FCC Class B compliant
- CE Marked, fully RoHS 2011/65/EU compliant
- PCI-SIG PCIe 4.0 certified; fully compliant with SFF SAS/NVMe industry standards
- EMC certified for industrial and data center electromagnetic interference immunity
Lifecycle & Warranty Information
- Broadcom Official Lifecycle Status: Active Production, ongoing firmware security patches, technical documentation and spare part supply globally available
- Original factory-sealed genuine units carry standard 3-year Broadcom enterprise warranty
- Fully backward compatible with PCIe 3.0/2.0 server motherboards and existing SFF-8644 external cables/enclosures for drop-in hardware replacement without chassis modification
- Firmware fully upgradeable via StorCLI or LSA software for ongoing feature enhancements and new drive compatibility support.
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