SAS Interface
1.1 Topologies in SAS Interface
As shown in Figure 1.1, SAS drives have two connection patterns: point-to-
point connection and expander connection.
SAS supports the three protocols listed below. Among these protocols, SAS
drives support only SSP.
Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP)
Serial ATA Tunneled Protocol (STP)
Serial Management Protocol (SMP)
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Figure 1.1 SAS drive connection patterns
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