Sas Back-Plane - Acer Altos R360 F2 Frequently Asked Questions Manual

Altos R360 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

20. SAS Back-plane

1. Does Altos R360 F2 support SAS backplane?
ANSWER: Yes. ANSWER:
ANSWER: ANSWER:
Feature Feature Feature Feature
# of HDD (3.5 inch)
# of HDD (2.5 inch)
SATA HDD Support
SAS HDD Support
SAS BP LED Control
SGPIO
Backplane Connector (to
the Disk/RAID controller)
SAS Expander
SAS Backplane Monitoring
(temperature, voltage, HDD
presence)
2. Can Altos R360 F2 SAS backplane support the back-plane LED management?
ANSWER: ANSWER: Yes, Please also refer to below table about the LED behavior of Altos R360 F2 SAS back-plane. ANSWER: ANSWER:
LED Behavior LED Behavior LED Behavior LED Behavior
HDD Access
HDD Failure
RAID Rebuilt
NOTE. The PIN 11 (P11) of SATA HDD must support HDD activity indication signal (defined in Serial ATA II
revision 1.2: Extensions to Serial ATA 1.0a).
http://www.ihdd.ru/download/documentation/Serial-ATA/Extensions%20to%20Serial%20ATA,%20Revision
%201.2.pdf
3. Do I need to install specific model of SAS or SATA HDD on SAS back-plane for supporting hot-swap feature?
ANSWER: ANSWER: No, all the SAS or SATA HDD supported by Altos R360 F2 can be installed into SAS back-plane. ANSWER: ANSWER:
S S S S AS Backplane AS Backplane AS Backplane AS Backplane
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mini SAS 4i
(SFF-8087)
No
Yes
SAS Backplane SAS Backplane SAS Backplane SAS Backplane
Driven by PIN 11 of SAS or
SATA HDD
Driven by SGPIO (from
SAS RAID controller)
Driven by SGPIO (from
SAS RAID controller)
Note Note Note Note
Note te te te No No No
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