Model : IW-RS216-07 Slim Hybrid Backplane User Manual
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Overview
InWin backplanes (without Expander) are high performance and cost effective solution for
supporting Intel Purley platform by adding NVMe support.
The passive backplanes support state-of-the-art SAS3 12Gbps HDD/SSD and also backward
compatible with SAS 6Gbps, SATA 6Gps and SATA 3Gps HDD/SSD. The backplane supports
NVMe SSD through OcuLink x4 connectors.
Basically, one single SFF-8621 (SFF-8643 MiniSAS HD connector substitute) connector can
support up to 4 disk bays. 2 of them are so called Hybrid that further support NVMe SSD via
Oculink x4 connectors.
Physical Outlook