Supermicro CSE-216BA-R920LPB, User Manual

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Appendix G SAS3-216EL Backplane Specifications
Appendix G
BPN-SAS3-216EL Backplane Specifications
G-1 Overview of the SAS3-216EL1/EL2 Backplanes
The BPN-SAS3-216EL1/EL2 model backplanes consists of a BPN-SAS3-216EB
backplane (X) with one or two BPN-SAS3-216EL daughter cards (Y and Z) mounted
on the rear of the backplane.
The BPN-SAS3-216EL1 model consists of the BPN-SAS3-216EB backplane (X)
and one BPN-SAS3-216EL primary daughter card (Y), mounted on the right-hand
side of the backplane.
The BPN-SAS3-216EL2 model consists of the BPN-SAS3-216EB backplane (X)
with a BPN-SAS3-216EL primary daughter card mounted on the right (Y) and a
BPN-SAS3-216EL secondary daughter card mounted on the left (Z).
Components on the front side of the BPN-SAS3-216EB backplane include twenty-
four SAS connectors and their respecitve activity and failure LEDs. Components on
the rear side of the backplane include jumpers and power connectors. The daughter
card's components include SAS ports, flash and expander chips.
Figure G-1. The SAS3-216EL1/EL2 Backplane
BPN-SAS3-216EL Secondary
Daughter Card (Z)
BPN-SAS3-216EB
Backplane (X)
BPN-SAS3-216EL Primary
Daughter Card (Y)
Rear Side of the Backplane
Front Side of the Backplane
Left
Right