8-5
Figure 8-8 8SFF SAS/SATA drive backplane connected to a standard storage controller
(1) AUX signal cable
(2) Power cord
(3) SAS/SATA data cable
NOTE:
The standard storage controller must be installed in PCIe slot 1.
Front 8SFF and 2SFF SAS/SATA drive cabling
Use
to select the method for connecting the front 8SFF and 2SFF SAS/SATA drive
backplanes to a storage controller depending on the type of the storage controller.
Table 8-4 Front 8SFF and 2SFF SAS/SATA drive cabling methods
Storage controller
Front 8SFF drive
cabling method
Front 2SFF drive
cabling method
Embedded RSTe RAID controller
See
•
Mezzanine storage controller for front 8SFF drives
•
Embedded RSTe RAID controller for front 2SFF
drives
See
•
Standard storage controller for front 8SFF drives
•
Embedded RSTe RAID controller for front 2SFF
drives
See