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Avago Technologies SAS 9211-8i Host Bus Adapter User Manual

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LSI SAS 9211-8i PCI Express to 6Gb/s SAS HBA User Guide
October 2014

Hardware Installation

2.

Prepare the system. Turn off the computer, and disconnect the power cord from the rear of the power supply.

3.

Remove the cover from the chassis.

CAUTION

Disconnect the computer from the power supply and from any
networks before you install the HBA, or you risk damaging the system.

4.

Replace the mounting bracket (system dependent). If required for your system, replace the full-length
mounting bracket that ships on the LSI SAS 9211-8i HBA with the shorter bracket supplied. Save and reuse the
two screws that attach the long bracket to attach the short bracket.

5.

Insert the HBA in an available PCIe slot. Locate an empty PCIe slot. Remove the blank bracket panel on the back
of the computer that aligns with the empty PCIe slot. Save the bracket screw, if applicable.

Align the HBA to the PCIe slot. Press down gently but firmly to correctly seat the HBA in the slot. The following
figure shows how to insert the HBA in a PCIe slot.

Figure

2 Installing an LSI SAS 9211-8i HBA in a PCI

Express

Slot

NOTE

The shape, size, and locations of components on your HBA and its

bracket might vary from this illustration. The LSI SAS 9211-8i HBA
requires a x8 PCIe slot.

6.

Secure the bracket to the system’s chassis. Install the bracket screw, if applicable, or engage the system
retention mechanism to secure the HBA to the system’s chassis.

7.

Connect serial cables between the HBA and any serial HDDs. Connect serial cables between the HBA and any
HDDs.

Figure

2

shows the locations of the HBA connectors.

8.

Replace the cover and any power cords and power up the system. Replace the chassis’s cover, reconnect any
power cords, and reconnect any network cables. Turn on the power.

The hardware installation of your LSI SAS 9211-8i HBA is complete.

32-bit Slots

64-bit Slot

(3.3 V Only)

(3.3 V Only)

Edge of

Host Board

Bracket
Screw

Press

PCI Express
x8 Slot

Here

Press

Here

Mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087)

Internal Connector with Shell

Mini-SAS x4
(SFF-8087)
to SAS x1
Internal
Fan-Out

Cable