Sas Cables; Figure 13. Mini-Sas Cable Transition - Dell PowerVault MD3200i Series Technical Manualbook

DELL PowerVault MD3200i/MD3220i Technical Guide Book

SAS Cables

The MD3200i and MD3220i arrays and the MD1200 and MD1220 JBODs standardize on the 6Gb/s (SAS 2.0)
mini-SAS cable (SFF 8088). The Mini-SAS cable is unique from the SAS cable used with the previous
MD3000i array and MD1000 JBOD.

Figure 13. Mini-SAS Cable Transition

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Connectors on both ends of the Mini-SAS cable are universally keyed. Either end of the cable
can be connected to the MD3200i RAID controllers or JBODs.
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To remove the Mini-SAS cable, pull the pull-tab to release the cable from the connector on the
EMM and the host system.
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