Backplane configurations for 20 drives
The following illustrations show the supported drive backplane configurations to
support 20 drives.
This configuration consists of three 4x2.5-inch drive backplanes and one
8x1.8-inch drive backplane and requires five SAS signal cables.
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
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7
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HDD/SSD
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HDD/SSD
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HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
24
27
26
25
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1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
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This configuration consists of one 8x2.5-inch drive backplane, one 4x2.5-inch
drive backplane, and one 8x1.8-inch drive backplane and requires five SAS
signal cables.
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
24
27
26
25
28 29
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
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This configuration consists of one 4x2.5-inch drive backplane and two
8x1.8-inch drive backplanes and requires five SAS signal cables.
2.5”
HDD/SSD
0
1
2
3
Empty
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
16
19
18
17
20 21
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
22 23
8 9 10
15
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
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Backplane configurations for 24 drives
The following illustrations show the supported backplane configurations to
support 24 drives.
This configuration consists of two 4x2.5-inch drive backplanes and two
8x1.8-inch drive backplanes and requires six SAS signal cables.
2.5”
HDD/SSD
4
5
6
7
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
0
1
2
3
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
2.5”
HDD/SSD
16
19
18
17
20 21
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
22 23 24
27
26
25
28 29
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
1.8”
SSD
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This configuration consists of one 8x2.5-inch drive backplane and two
8x1.8-inch drive backplanes and requires six SAS signal cables.
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