X16 Backplane; Figure 20. 2.5" X4 Backplane; Figure 21. 2.5" X16 Backplane - Dell External OEMR R910 Technical Manual

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2.5" x16 Backplane

The 16-drives 2.5‖ HDD backplane assembly is as follows:
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Only 2.5" HDD are supported in this configuration
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Two Mini-SAS cables are used to connect both channels of the integrated PERC H700
storage card to the sixteen-drive backplane.
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A SAS expander is used to map 16 HDD to the PERC H700 (2 x4 SAS) controller
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Mixing SATA and SAS is NOT supported.
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Mixing SAS and SSD is supported.
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Figure 20. 2.5" x4 Backplane

6 Gb SAS
EXPANDER

Figure 21. 2.5" x16 Backplane

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