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Use internal SAS or mini-SAS cables to attach the disk drives to the controller.
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4-wide internal SAS connector
External SAS connector
External SAS cable
When all internal disk drives have been installed and attached to the controller, close your
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computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with
Devices on page
35.
Connecting to a System Backplane
In a backplane connection, disk drives and SAS cards are attached to and communicate with
each other through a system backplane.
The number of disk drives is limited to the number of slots available on the backplane. Some
backplanes have embedded SAS expanders and can support up to 128 end devices. (For more
information about backplane and expander connections, see
Connect one or more internal SAS or SATA disk drives to the backplane. (Refer to your
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system's documentation for more information.)
Use an internal SAS cable to connect the controller to the backplane.
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Disk drives on
backplane
When all internal disk drives have been installed and connected, close your computer
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cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
SAS fan-out cable
Controller connected to
backplane with fan-out cable
Connecting External Devices on page
SAS/SATA
disk drives
Single-port connector
Connecting External
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