Dell H310 6Gbps SAS HBA Controller – Cross-Flashed to LSI 9211-8i P20 IT Mode

For sale is a Dell H310 SAS controller card that has been cross-flashed to LSI / Avago 9211-8i IT Mode firmware, making it ideal for use with ZFS, TrueNAS/FreeNAS, unRAID, Proxmox, and other storage server applications where direct access to individual drives is preferred.

The card has been flashed with LSI Avago P20 IT Mode firmware version 20.00.07.00 and has been configured for use as a standard HBA rather than a hardware RAID controller.

Firmware / Configuration:

• LSI / Avago 9211-8i IT Mode Firmware P20 – Version 20.00.07.00
• MPTSAS2 BIOS ROM – Version 07.39.02.00
• MPTSAS2 UEFI ROM – Version 07.27.01.01
• Original SAS address preserved
• Full-height / standard-profile bracket

Specifications:

• LSI SAS2008 controller chipset
• PCI Express 2.0 x8 interface
• 6Gbps SAS/SATA support
• Two internal SFF-8087 Mini-SAS connectors
• Four SAS lanes per SFF-8087 connector
• Supports up to 8 directly connected SAS/SATA drives

A compatible SFF-8087 breakout cable or backplane connection is required to connect drives. Cables are not included.

The controller has been fully tested in a server running ZFS on Unraid, including testing across all 8 SAS lanes.

This card is well suited for:

• unRAID
• TrueNAS / FreeNAS
• ZFS on Linux
• Proxmox VE
• Linux storage servers
• Home lab and NAS systems
• JBOD / direct disk passthrough configurations

Because the controller is operating in IT Mode, attached drives are presented directly to the operating system without hardware RAID abstraction, making it especially useful for software-defined storage platforms such as ZFS and unRAID.

Please verify that your system has an available PCIe x8 or x16 slot and that you have the appropriate SFF-8087 cables or compatible SAS backplane before purchasing.