Storage Drive Backplanes; Sas Host Bus Adapter (Hba) Card, Riser, And Cables - Oracle X5-8 Service Manual

System Module (SMOD) Overview

Storage Drive Backplanes

The externally accessible server storage drives on the SMOD connect to two backplanes
mounted on the SMOD motherboard. A SAS cable also connects the backplane to the HBA
card that is installed in a riser slot on the bottom of the SMOD. The backplanes are not
removable or replaceable.
For component serviceability, locations, and designations, see
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SAS Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Card, Riser, and
Cables
The server requires one internal HBA (Oracle Storage 12 Gb/s RAID HBA, Internal) for the
externally-accessible SAS (or SATA) SMOD server storage drives. The HBA is installed in a
riser slot on the underside of the SMOD motherboard and is connected to the backplanes by two
mini-SAS4I connector cables.
The following illustration shows the HBA card installed on the underside (bottom) of the
SMOD, the two SAS cables that connect the HBA to the server storage backplanes, and the
cable that connects the energy storage module to the HBA.
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