Supermicro SC216A-R900LPB, User Manual

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Chapter 3: Chassis Components
Chapter 3
Chassis Components
3-1 Overview
This chapter describes the most common components included with your chassis.
Some components listed may not be included or compatible with your particular
chassis model. For more information, see the installation instructions detailed later
in this manual.
3-2 Components
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Drives
The chassis includes hard disk drive bays, which support twenty-four 2.5" hard
drives. The hard drives must be purchased separately.
The SC216B chassis supports two additional, optional hard drives mounted in the
rear of the chassis.
Backplane
Each SC216 chassis comes with a 2U backplane which supports SAS/SATA. For
more information regarding compatible backplanes, see the appendices at the end
of this manual.
Fans
The SC216 chassis supports three system fans. System fans are powered from the
motherboard or the backplane. Fan speed may be controlled if the motherboard
has either PWM or DC control ability.
Mounting Rails
The SC216 can be mounted in a rack and rails are included.