Broadcom 96 Series User Manual

Broadcom 96xx User Guide Broadcom
®
96xx PCIe 4.0, 24G SAS MegaRAID
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and eHBA Tri-Mode Storage Adapters
Table of Contents
Overview................................................................................................................................................5
Features.................................................................................................................................................7
RAID and eHBA Features................................................................................................................................................7
MegaRAID 9670W-16i, 9670-24i, and 9660-16i Adapter RAID Features.................................................................. 7
MegaRAID 9620-16i eHBA Features..........................................................................................................................7
eHBA 9600 Adapter Features.................................................................................................................................... 8
Operating System Support..............................................................................................................................................8
PCIe Host Interface.......................................................................................................................................................... 9
LED Management............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Tri-Mode Storage Interface Features..............................................................................................................................9
Tri-Mode Storage Interface................................................................................................................11
SAS/SATA Support......................................................................................................................................................... 11
PCIe (NVMe) Support..................................................................................................................................................... 12
Common REFCLK Support........................................................................................................................................... 16
Backplane Management.................................................................................................................... 17
Universal Backplane Management............................................................................................................................... 17
Virtual Pin Port Management........................................................................................................................................ 17
Sideband Signals............................................................................................................................................................17
Cables and Cabling Configurations.................................................................................................20
Storage Interface Cabling..............................................................................................................................................21
Backplane Connectors...................................................................................................................................................22
External Adapter Connector Pinout............................................................................................................................. 22
CacheVault Data Protection.............................................................................................................. 24
Adapter Security.................................................................................................................................25
Hardware Secure Boot...................................................................................................................................................25
Device Authentication....................................................................................................................................................25
Device Certificate...................................................................................................................................................... 26
Attestation Procedure.................................................................................................................................................... 26
SPDM Capabilities.......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Adapter Installation Instructions......................................................................................................28
Broadcom MegaRAID and HBA Tri-Mode Storage Adapter Characteristics................................31
MegaRAID 9670W-16i Adapter – Connector and LED Designations........................................................................ 31
MegaRAID 9670-24i Adapter – Connector and LED Designations............................................................................32
Auxiliary Power Connector........................................................................................................................................34
MegaRAID 9660-16i Adapter – Connector and LED Designations............................................................................35
Broadcom 96xx-MR-HBA-Tri-Mode-UG108
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Broadcom 96 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Broadcom
Model	96 Series
Category	Adapter
Language	English