Combining 2U and 5U expansion enclosures
About this task
You can combine 2145-24F, 2145-12F, and 2145-92F enclosures in an SAS chain. The
limiting factor is the combined chain weight of the various components. The
maximum SAS chain weight that can be attached to a node SAS port is 10:
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2145-92F enclosures have a chain weight of 2.5
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2145-24F and 2145-12F enclosures have a chain weight of 1.
Example
Table 10. Examples of supported SAS chain combinations
Number of 2145-12F
Number of 2145-24F
Number of 2145-92F
Combined chain
weight
2
0
3
9.5
2
3
2
10
0
7
1
9.5
Chapter 3. Installing an optional 2U SAS expansion enclosure
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