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2.4
Connecting a ServeRAID-M5110 SAS/SATA Controller to
a Drive Backplane on an Enclosure
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This section describes how to connect the ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA
controller by cable to the drive backplane on an enclosure. The enclosure
can contain SAS drives and SATA drives.
Both the SAS protocols and the SATA protocols use a thin, 7-wire
connector instead of the 68-wire SCSI cable or 26-wire ATA cable. An
iPass™ cable with an internal x4 mini-SAS 4i (SFF-8087) connector at
each end is used to connect the controller to the drive backplane of an
enclosure containing SAS drives and/or SATA drives.
Note:
Use only straight SAS cables, not cross-over SAS cables.
Follow these steps to connect the internal x4 mini-SAS 4i (SFF-8087)
connector on the cable to the controller and the drive backplane.
Step 1. Read the safety information that comes with the controller
Step 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the
power cords.
Step 3. Remove the server cover.
Step 4. Plug the internal x4 mini-SAS 4i (SFF-8087) connector on one
end of the cable into the x4 SAS port 0-3 connector on the
controller, as shown in the following figure.
Step 5. Plug the internal x4 mini-SAS 4i (SFF-8087) connector on the
other end of the cable into the port connector on the drive
backplane.
You can use another cable to connect the other internal x4 mini-
SAS 4i (SFF-8087) connector on the controller to the other port
connector on the drive backplane.
ServeRAID Controller Hardware Installation
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