Note!
To ensure redundancy, dual-controller SAS expanders must be
connected to the opposite ends of daisy-chained JBODs (e.g., the first
and last JBODs).
3.7.5
Single-Controller Expansion Connections
RAID system SAS exp. –> 1st JBOD SAS-IN
1st JBOD SAS-OUT –> 2nd JBOD SAS-IN
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