Figure 6. Intel® Raid Adapter Rs3P4Tf160F Card Connection To The 2U Intel® Server System M50Cyp's Backplane For Sas/Sata Drives - Intel RS3P4TF160F Hardware User's Manual

Intel® RAID Adapters RS3P4TF160F and RS3P4MF088F Hardware User Guide
SAS technology brings a wealth of options and flexibility with the use of SAS devices and SATA devices
within the same storage infrastructure. However, SAS devices and SATA devices bring individual
characteristics that make each one a more suitable choice depending on the requirements of the given
operating environment and storage needs. The tri-mode Intel RAID adapters provide the flexibility to
combine these two storage technologies on the same adapter and within the same enclosure.
Note: Combining SAS drives and SATA drives within the same virtual drive is allowed on some adapters but
Intel discourages this practice.
The recommended cables for SAS / SATA support are in the iPN CYPCBLSLHDKITb kit. This kit includes one
660-mm long SlimSAS to 2x mini-SAS HD and one 860-mm long SlimSAS to 2x mini-SAS HD.
The next figure shows the connection diagram between the Intel RAID Adapter RS3P4TF160F and the
backplanes. This connection diagram applies for SAS / SATA drives in the 2U Intel Server System M50CYP
and the Intel Server Systems R2000WF and R1000WF Families.
Similarly to the Intel RAID Adapter RS3P4TF160F, the Intel RAID Adapter RS3P4MF088F connects to the
backplane but considering only one connector (C0) and one single backplane.
Figure 6. Intel® RAID Adapter RS3P4TF160F Card Connection to the 2U Intel® Server System M50CYP's
Backplane for SAS / SATA Drives
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