Sas Device Cables; Internal Sas Cable For Connection To Sas Physical Drives Or Sata Ii Physical Drives - IBM ServeRAID-MR10is User Manual

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SAS Device Cables

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by the operating system manufacturer and to review the
readme file that accompanies the driver.
This section describes the cables used on the controller and provides
step-by-step instructions for connecting SAS physical drives and/or
SATA II physical drives to the controller. The SAS protocols and SATA
II protocols use a thin, 7-wire connector instead of the 68-wire SCSI
cable or 26-wire ATA cable.
Note: Use only straight SAS cables, not cross-over SAS cables.
Figure 2.2 displays the SAS cable that connects the internal connectors
on the controller to SAS drives.
Figure 2.2 Internal SAS Cable for Connection to SAS Physical
Drives or SATA II Physical Drives
Physical Drive
Connector
Figure 2.3 displays the SATA II device plug connector used to connect
a controller with internal connectors to the host receptable connector on
ServeRAID-MR10is SAS/SATA Controller Hardware Installation
Serial Signal
Cables
RAID Controller to HDD
Breakout Cable
4-Lane Internal
Connector
SFF 8484