Manufacturer: Broadcom / LSI
Product Series: Broadcom / LSI SAS 9300 Series
Model: SAS 9305-16e
Order Number: 05-25704-00
GTIN/EAN: 0830343007240 / 830343007240
Product Type: Host Bus Adapter (HBA), external SAS/SATA storage controller

Host Interface:
- PCI Express: PCIe 3.0 x8
- Slot: PCIe x8 or PCIe x16
- Host Bandwidth: up to 64 Gb/s per direction
- PCIe Data Rate: up to 8,000 MB/s per direction
- Form Factor: Low Profile, Half-Length
- Dimensions: approx. 167.65 × 68.90 mm

Connectors:
- External Ports: 16
- External Connectors: 4 × Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644
- Connector Breakdown: 4 × 4 lanes
- Internal Connectors: None
- Supported Cables:
- passive copper cables
- active copper cables
- active optical cables

Supported Drive Protocols:
- SAS: SAS-3, up to 12 Gb/s per port
- SATA: SATA III, up to 6 Gb/s per port
- NVMe: No
- Tri-Mode: No
- SAS Bandwidth: up to 1,200 MB/s per port and direction

Supported Drives:
- SAS HDDs: Yes
- SATA HDDs: Yes
- SAS SSDs: Yes
- SATA SSDs: Yes
- NVMe SSDs: No
- Directly Connected Drives: up to 16
- Expansion via SAS Expander: Yes
- Maximum Number of SAS/SATA End Devices: up to 1,024

Controller:
- I/O Controller: Broadcom SAS3216 / Fusion-MPT 2.5
- Controller Mode: HBA / IT Mode
- RAID Support: JBOD and Software RAID
- Hardware RAID: No
- Boot Support: Yes
- UEFI HII Configuration: Yes

Performance:
- SAS Data Rate: up to 12 Gb/s per port
- SATA Data Rate: up to 6 Gb/s per port
- SAS Bandwidth: up to 1,200 MB/s per port and direction
- PCIe Host Connection: PCIe 3.0 x8
- Low Latency: Yes

Management:
- Broadcom Storage Authority / LSI Storage Authority: supported
- StorCLI: supported
- UEFI HII: supported
- Firmware Update: via Broadcom/LSI management tools

Compatibility:
- Operating Systems: Windows, Windows Server, Linux, VMware ESXi,
FreeBSD, Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise,
Ubuntu Server, CentOS, Debian and Oracle Linux
- Suitable for: Servers, workstations, external JBOD enclosures,
SAS disk shelves, storage servers, NAS and ZFS/TrueNAS systems

Power Supply and Environment:
- Operating Voltage: +12 V ±8% and +3.3 V ±9%
- Power Supply: via PCIe slot
- Typical Power Consumption: approx. 13 W
- Operating Temperature: 0°C to 55°C
- Storage Temperature: -45°C to 105°C
- Relative Humidity: 20% to 80%, non-condensing
- Required Airflow: approx. 200 LFM
- MTBF: approx. 3.5 million hours at 40°C

Certifications:
- CE
- FCC Class B
- ICES-003 Class B
- RoHS Compliant
- WEEE Compliant
- EN 55022
- EN 55024
- EN 60950