Inspur-branded LSI9300-8i for $50
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It's available on Broadcom's website, but you have to check "Legacy products" checkbox in search
I think this is the link
www.broadcom.com
www.broadcom.com
The results come back with a P16 v17.00.00.00. I'm not sure if that is the last version even though there is no description for 9300_8i like it is for v16.00.10.00.
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Search technical documentation and downloads including firmware and drivers.
www.broadcom.com
You need to check Include Legacy Products under Product Group at
Support Documents and Downloads
Search technical documentation and downloads including firmware and drivers.
www.broadcom.com
The results come back with a P16 v17.00.00.00. I'm not sure if that is the last version even though there is no description for 9300_8i like it is for v16.00.10.00.
@Fritz
Try this...should the the top hit on the list in the "BIOS" section.
Support Documents and Downloads
Edit: looks like @klui beat me to it
Try this...should the the top hit on the list in the "BIOS" section.
Support Documents and Downloads
Edit: looks like @klui beat me to it
Is this what you're looking for?Nope.
I can't remember ever finding anything on Broadcom's site.
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Check out the link in my post above (#47). Expand the BIOS section. I think current is the first file listed: P14 version 16.0
I flashed my card several weeks ago and the firmware files were not difficult to find. I'm sure you can do it.
OK guys. Think I have it now. Controller will be arriving Tuesday. Thanks for the assistance.
Just flash the right firmware. Mine works as an HBA with IT firmware.
But it is confusing though.
Not sure what's what. I can only surmise the installer is the flasher, 9300_8i_Package is the firmware for IT, IR. Not sure about SAS3_UEFI_BSD, SAS3IRCU.
| File name | Size |
| SAS3_UEFI_BSD_P14 v16.00.00.00 | 550 KB |
| SAS3IRCU_P16 v17.00.00.00 | 6 MB |
| 9300_8i_Package_P16_IR_IT_FW_BIOS_for_MSDOS_Windows v16.00.00.00 | 2.5 MB |
| Installer P16 for UEFI, MSDOS, Windows, Linux v17.00.00.00 | 353 KB, 507KB, 910KB |
Not sure what's what. I can only surmise the installer is the flasher, 9300_8i_Package is the firmware for IT, IR. Not sure about SAS3_UEFI_BSD, SAS3IRCU.
This is true. The names are confusing. I ended up downloading all files that might contain anything of interest, and looking at their contents. If you look at the flashing tutorial @Patrick published for IBM's version of the card (https://www.servethehome.com/flash-lsi-sas-3008-hba-e-g-ibm-m1215-mode/) you will quickly find all the necessary files.
As for IT and IR versions, the names indicate different modes of operation for the card. IT firmware implements Host Bus Adapter (HBA) mode, where the connected drives are directly accessible by the OS. This is the mode you want to use for ZFS. IR firmware implements RAID algorithms on the card.
You'll find many posts on the forum with much better explanation of the differences.
I looked inside the archives and Installer_... are the flashers. 9300_8i_Package contains the IT/IR firmwares along with the "HII" firmware, which I assume is the bootup ROM. UEFI_BSD_P14 is older than what's inside the 8i package so that can be ignored. The SAS3IRCU is the host software for many OSes.
In this case I believe
UEFI_BSD refers to the boot services driver, basically the equivalent of the card's BIOS option ROM, but for UEFI.