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Controller
Connector to Connector Options
Cable P/N Options Cable Description Where Used
To Controller
To Drives /
Backplane
9550SXU-4LP,
-8LP, -12
Discrete Discrete CBL-SATA-39 39” (1m) standard, discrete, point-to-point SATA cable
Connects the controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the drives’
or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)
Discrete SFF-8087
CBL-SFF8087OCR-05M 0.5 meter reverse breakout cable
Connects the controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the backplane’s
SFF-8087 Multi-lane connectors
CBL-SFF8087OCR-06M 0.6 meter reverse breakout cable
CBL-SFF8087OCR-10M 1.0 meter reverse breakout cable
Discrete SFF-8470
CBL-OCR-18 0.5 meter reverse breakout cable
Connects the controller’s discrete SATA connector(s) to the
backplane’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane connector(s)
CBL-OCR-10M 1.0 meter reverse breakout cable
9550SXU-12MI
SFF-8470 SFF-8470
CBL-IB-05M 0.5 meter cable
Connects the controller’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane connector(s)
CBL-IB-10M 1.0 meter cable
SFF-8470 Discrete
CBL-OCF-18 0.5 meter forward breakout cable
Connects the controller’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane connector(s)
to the drives’ or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)
CBL-OCF-10M 1.0 meter forward breakout cable
SFF-8470 SFF-8087
CBL-SFF8087IB-05M 0.5 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)
Connects the controller’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane (MI) connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane (ML) connector(s)
CBL-SFF8087IB-06M 0.6 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)
9550SXU-12ML,
16ML
SFF-8087 SFF-8087
CBL-SFF8087-05M 0.5 meter cable
Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)
CBL-SFF8087-06M 0.6 meter cable
SFF-8087 Discrete
CBL-SFF8087OCF-05M 0.5 meter forward breakout cable
Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector(s)
to the drives’ or backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)
CBL-SFF8087OCF-10M 1.0 meter forward breakout cable
SFF-8087 SFF-8470
CBL-SFF8087IB-05M 0.5 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)
Connects the controller’s SFF-8087 Multi-lane (ML) connector(s)
to the backplane’s SFF-8470 Multi-lane (MI) connector(s)
CBL-SFF8087IB-06M 0.6 meter converter cable (internal hybrid)
3ware 9500S and 8006 Internal RAID Controllers
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9500S-4LP
Discrete Discrete CBL-SATA-39 39” (1m) standard, discrete, point-to-point SATA cable
Connects the controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the drives’ or
backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)
Discrete SFF-8087
CBL-SFF8087OCR-05M 0.5 meter reverse breakout cable
Connects the controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the backplane’s
SFF-8087 Multi-lane connectors
CBL-SFF8087OCR-06M 0.6 meter reverse breakout cable
CBL-SFF8087OCR-10M 1.0 meter reverse breakout cable
8006-2LP
Discrete Discrete CBL-SATA-39 39” (1m) standard, discrete, point-to-point SATA cable
Connects a controller’s discrete SATA port(s) to the drives’ or
backplane’s discrete SATA connector(s)
Multi-lane Quick Reference Chart
Cable/connector Controller P/N Suffix Connectivity Also Known as
SFF-8470 MI Internal InfiniBand
SFF-8087 ML Internal Mini SAS 4i, Mini SATA Internal, iPass
SFF-8088 ME External Mini SAS 4x, Mini SATA External, iPass
M8 M8 Internal —
Multi-lane SFF-8087 and M8 cables provide internal connectivity from the controller to drives or the backplane.
Multi-lane SFF-8088 cables provide external connectivity from the controller to external enclosures.
External
SFF-8088
Internal
SFF-8087 or
M8
Backplane
SFF-8087 or
SFF-8470