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Cofiguration
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You can install a combination of 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch SAS/SATA drive backplanes in the server for the
maximum drive capacity. However, any SAS/SATA adapter that you install in the server must be capable of
supporting two internal, 4-lane SAS/SATA signal connectors. The following illustrations show the supported
2.5-inch and 1.8-inch SAS/SATA drive backplane configurations and drive IDs assigned by IMM:
Note: The drive bay IDs can vary, depending on the combination of the SAS/SATA drive backplanes
installed in the server.
The following illustration shows the supported backplane configuration that you can use to support four
drives:
This configuration consists of one 4x2.5-inch drive backplane and requires one SAS signal cable.
The following illustrations show the supported combination of drive backplane configurations that you
can use to support eight drives:
This configuration consists of two 4x2.5-inch drive backplanes and requires two SAS signal cables.
This configuration consists of one 8x2.5-inch drive backplane and requires two SAS signal cables.
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