





Broadcom LSI 9400-8i Tri-Mode Storage Adapter
The Broadcom LSI 9400-8i Tri-Mode Storage Adapter is a high-performance, enterprise-grade Host Bus Adapter (HBA) designed to deliver superior flexibility and performance across both modern and legacy storage systems. This advanced HBA features Tri-Mode support, enabling seamless connectivity to SAS (12Gb/s), SATA (6Gb/s), and NVMe (PCIe Gen3) storage devicesall from a single card. It is the ideal solution for next-generation servers and storage arrays that require speed, scalability, and reliability.
Built with Broadcoms industry-leading MegaRAID® technology, the 9400-8i offers 8 internal lanes through two Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8643) connectors, allowing direct connection to up to 8 drives. Whether deploying high-speed NVMe SSDs, cost-effective SATA HDDs, or enterprise SAS drives, this adapter effortlessly manages them all. Designed for data-intensive environments, it operates over a PCIe 3.0 x8 interface, ensuring high throughput and low latencymaking it perfect for virtualization, databases, media servers, and scalable enterprise storage.
For deployment flexibility, the card includes both a full-height bracket and a low-profile bracket, supporting various server form factors without the need for additional accessories. It is compatible with a wide range of operating systems including Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE, VMware ESXi, and CentOS, with drivers readily available from Broadcom. If you are looking to build a future-ready, high-performance storage infrastructure, the LSI 9400-8i delivers the power, speed, and flexibility modern workloads demand.