Might be interested as well depending on price
Are cables for direct connect available for these do you know ?
HBA 9400-16i and HBA 9400-8i Tri-Mode Storage Adapters Quick Installation Guide (478 KB)
For SAS/SATA connections, connect standard 12Gb/s SAS cables with an internal Mini SAS HD
connector on one end to connect to the controller and the appropriate connector on the other end to
attach to the backplane or to the SAS/SATA devices.
• For PCIe/NVMe connections, use the appropriate U.2 Enabler Cable to enable connection to the
backplane connectors, as shown in the following figure. The U.2 Enabler Cable routes the REFCLK,
sidebands, and PCIe signals to the appropriate pins on the backplane connector. Different U.2 Enabler
Cables are available depending on the backplane connector type. Using standard 12Gb/s SAS cables
for NVMe connections might result in damage to the PCIe adapter or the drive. For more information,
refer to the Storage Adapter Cable Guide and the Broadcom MegaRAID and HBA Tri-Mode Storage
Adapters User Guide at
Support Documents and Downloads.
CAUTION: Possible hardware damage – For NVMe connections to a SFF-8639 (U.2) bay or connections
to a PCIe switch, use only approved cables with REFCLK forwarded on the proper pins.
Improperly connecting a standard 12G SAS cable to a SFF-8639 bay could damage the PCIe
storage adapter and the drive.
Chs 5/6 of this one
Broadcom MegaRAID and HBA Tri-Mode Storage Adapters User Guide (516 KB)