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2.4.2 Internal Min SAS 4i to 4xSFF-8482 Cable
These controllers can be installed in a server RAID enclosure
without a backplane. The kind of cable will attach directly to the
SAS disk drives. The following diagram shows the picture of Min
SAS 4i (SFF-8087) to 4xSFF-8482 cables.
Figure 2-7, Min SAS 4i to 4xSFF-8482 cable
2.4.3 Internal Min SAS 4i (SFF-8087) to Internal
Min SAS 4i (SFF-8087) cable
The 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers have 1-2 Min SAS 4i internal
SFF-8087 connectors, each of them can support up to four SAS/
SATA signals. These controllers can be installed in a server RAID
enclosure with Min SAS 4i internal connectors backplane. This
Min SAS 4i cable has eight signal pins to support four SAS/SATA
drives and six pins for the SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/
Output) side-band signals. The SGPIO bus is used for efficient
LED management and for sensing drive Locate status.
