IBM ServeRAID-MR10is, User Manual

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2-6 ServeRAID-MR10is SAS/SATA Controller Hardware Installation
by the operating system manufacturer and to review the
readme
file that accompanies the driver.
2.4 SAS Device Cables
This section describes the cables used on the controller and provides
step-by-step instructions for connecting SAS physical drives and/or
SATA II physical drives to the controller. The SAS protocols and SATA
II protocols use a thin, 7-wire connector instead of the 68-wire SCSI
cable or 26-wire ATA cable.
Note: Use only straight SAS cables, not cross-over SAS cables.
Figure 2.2 displays the SAS cable that connects the internal connectors
on the controller to SAS drives.
Figure 2.2 Internal SAS Cable for Connection to SAS Physical
Drives or SATA II Physical Drives
Figure 2.3 displays the SATA II device plug connector used to connect
a controller with internal connectors to the host receptable connector on
Physical Drive
Connector
Serial Signal
Cables
RAID Controller to HDD
4-Lane Internal
Connector
SFF 8484
Breakout Cable