Supermicro CSE-216BA-R920LPB, User Manual

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Preface
Dual Port and Cascading Configurations
E-9 Single and Dual Port Expanders................................................................... E-11
Single Ports ................................................................................................... E-11
Dual Ports ..................................................................................................... E-11
E-10 Failover ..........................................................................................................E-12
Single Host Bus Adapter ...............................................................................E-12
Single Host Bus Adapter Failover .................................................................E-12
E-11 Failover with RAID Cards and Multiple HBAs ..............................................E-13
Dual Host Bus Adapter ................................................................................E-13
Dual Host Bus Adapter Failover....................................................................E-13
E-12 Chassis Power Card and Support Cables ....................................................E-14
Chassis Power Card .....................................................................................E-14
Connecting an Internal HBA to the Backplane ............................................E-15
Supported Internal HBA Cables ....................................................................E-15
Connecting an External HBA to the Backplane ...........................................E-17
Single External Host Bus Adapter ...............................................................E-17
Dual External Host Bus Adapter ..................................................................E-17
Supported External HBA to Backplane Cable ..............................................E-18
Connecting Multiple Backplanes in a Single Channel Environment .............E-19
Single HBA Configuration Cables .................................................................E-20
Connecting Multiple Backplanes in a Dual Channel Environment ...............E-21
Dual HBA Configuration Cables ....................................................................E-22
E-13 Supported Cascading Configurations ...........................................................E-23
Server System with Single SAS HBA ...........................................................E-24
Dual SAS HBA and Cascaded Configuration ...............................................E-25
Dual SAS HBA and Cascaded Configuration with Branching ......................E-26
Appendix F SAS3-216A Backplane Specifications
F-1 ESD Safety Guidelines ...................................................................................F-1
F-2 General Safety Guidelines ..............................................................................F-1
Front Connectors ............................................................................................F-2
F-3 A Note to Users ...............................................................................................F-2
F-4
Front Connectors and Jumpers ......................................................................F-2
F-5 Front Connector and Pin Definitions ...............................................................F-3
F-6 Jumpers ...........................................................................................................F-3
Explanation of Jumpers ..................................................................................F-3
F-7 Rear Components, Connectors and LED Indicators ...................................... F-4
Appendix G SAS3-216EL Backplane Specifications