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Notes:
v No cascading allowed for the 5887 storage drawer.
v The 5887 storage drawer is connected to same numbered port on each adapter.
v HD AA cable is required.
Figure 76. Two pairs of RAID SAS adapters with HD connectors to a disk expansion drawer – Mode 2 in a
multi-initiator HA mode
Two SAS adapters to disk expansion drawer - multi-initiator HA JBOD
configuration
Figure 77 on page 146 illustrates connecting two SAS adapters to a disk expansion drawer in a unique
JBOD configuration.
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