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Preface
Overview of the BPN-SAS2-216EL1/EL2 Backplanes
The BPN-SAS2-216EL1/EL2 model backplanes consists of a BPN-SAS2-216EB
backplane (X) with one or two BPN-SAS2-216EL daughter cards (Y and Z) mounted
on the rear of the backplane.
The BPN-SAS2-216EL1 model consists of the BPN-SAS2-216EB backplane (X)
and
one
BPN-SAS2-216EL primary daughter card (Y), mounted on the right-hand
side of the backplane.
The BPN-SAS2-216EL2 model consists of the BPN-SAS2-216EB backplane (X)
with a BPN-SAS2-216EL primary daughter card mounted on the right (Y) and a
BPN-SAS2-216EL secondary daughter card mounted on the left (Z).
Components on the front side of the BPN-SAS2-216EB 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 and fan connectors.
The daughter card's components include SAS ports, flash and expander chips, and
mode select jumpers.
BPN-SAS2-216EL Secondary
Daughter Card (Z)
BPN-SAS2-216EB
Backplane (X)
BPN-SAS2-216EL Primary
Daughter Card (Y)
Rear Side of the Backplane
Front Side of the Backplane
