Supermicro HBA controller. This card was pulled from a NUTANIX NXS2U1NL06G610 server, which is essentially a rebranded Supermicro server.
- Type: SAS Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
- Controller: Broadcom (LSI/Avago) SAS3008
- Interface: PCI Express 3.0 ×8
- Ports: 8 internal SAS/SATA ports
- Connectors: 2 × Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8643)
- SAS Speed: 12 Gb/s (SAS-3)
- SATA Support: 6 Gb/s SATA III
- Mode: IT (Initiator Target) HBA (non-RAID)
- Max Devices: Up to 122 SAS/SATA devices using SAS expanders
- Supported Protocols: SAS, SATA, SSP, SMP, STP
- Form Factor: Low-profile (LP) PCIe card
- Operating Systems: Windows Server, Linux (including TrueNAS/FreeBSD), VMware ESXi, and other major server OSes.