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Chapter 3. 2U30 JBOD Subsystem Configuration Settings Rack Venus User Manual
3.1 Supported Configuration and Unsupported Feature
3.1.1 Supported Configuration
NOTE
To have mutiple host access support (the host number can be up to the number of wide
ports on each 12G expander controller), only the following drives are supported for
shared access:
1. SAS drive/ nearline SAS drive
2. SATA drive with an interposer which provide SATA-to-SAS coversion.
3�1�2 Unsupported Feature
(A) Enclosure logical identifier can be changed.
(B) Locating a drive via any HBA utility. Users should send standard SES
command to locate a drive.
(C) The management software MegaRAID Storage Manager with LSI 6G
RAID Card is not supported.
AIC 12G Expander Controller
Host-1 Host-n
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Chapter 3. 2U30 JBOD Subsystem Configuration
3�2 Connect Host to JBOD via RS232
Use a RS-232 DB9 cable to connect the console port of JBOD with host's PC COM port (see
figures below for DB9 RS-232 cable and SAS expander COM port).