RM245 Series
Backplane
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3-1 Storage Backplane Options
RM245 series supports below backplanes:
12
x 3.5” Mini
-SAS HD active backplane
12
x 3.5” Mini
-SAS HD passive backplane
8
x 3.5” Mini
-SAS HD passive backplane
2 x 2.5
’’
SAS/SATA backplane
All available SAS/SATA backplanes include the following common features:
12Gbps SAS and 6Gbps SAS/SATA
29-pin SFF-8680 12Gbps rated drive interface connectors, providing both power and I/O signals to attached devices
Hot swap support for SAS/SATA devices
I2C interface from a 4-pin connector for device status communication to the BMC over SMBus
LEDs to indicate drive activity and status for each attached device