
Supported SAS/SATA drive backplane configurations
This information describes the supported drive backplane configurations for the
server.
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Note:
1.
When mixing drive backplane configurations, you must install all 1.8-inch SSD
drive backplanes above all 2.5-inch drive backplanes.
2.
When you mix drive backplane configurations, IMM renumbers the drive bay
IDs automatically.
3.
For more information about installing drives, see “Installing drives” on page
70.
The following illustrations show the hot-swap drive backplanes that the server
supports.
4x2.5-inch SAS Gen3 12 Gb drive backplane rear view:
This drive backplane can
support up to four 2.5-inch SAS hard disk drives or four 2.5-inch SATA solid state
drives. The backplane power and configuration signals will be supplied from the
standard I/O book using cables.
SAS signal
cable connector
Input power
cable connector
8x1.8-inch solid state 12 Gb drive backplane rear view:
Any SAS adapter that you
use with this backplane must be capable of driving two internal 4-lane SAS signal
connectors. The backplane power and configuration signals will be supplied from
the standard I/O book using cables.
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