Connecting Disk Drives To Sas Raid Controllers; Connecting Directly To The Controller - Adaptec ICP5045BL User Manual

For SAS RAID controllers, see
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For SATA RAID controllers, see
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For SCSI RAID controllers, see
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If you are not installing internal disk drives, close your computer cabinet, reattach the
power cord, then continue with

Connecting Disk Drives to SAS RAID Controllers

You can connect SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, or a combination of both to your SAS
RAID controller. There are no jumpers or switches to set before installation.
If you plan to build a bootable array using internal disk drives, ensure you install at least the
minimum number disk drives required to support the RAID level you want. See
more information.
Note:
Although you can connect both SAS and SATA disk drives to your SAS controller, ICP
recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array or logical
drive. See page 68
You have two connection options:
To connect directly to the controller, see the following section.
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To connect to a backplane, see
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Connecting Directly to the Controller

In a direct-attach connection, SAS or SATA disk drives are connected directly to a SAS card
with SAS cables.The number of direct-attached disk drives is limited to four per internal SAS
connector. (For more information about direct-attach connections, see
Install your internal SAS or SATA disk drives, following the instructions in your system's
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documentation.
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
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Connecting External Devices on page
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