Backplane Configuration For 4 Drives - IBM System x3850 X6 Installation And Service Manual

Port 0
SAS signal
cable connector
Port 1
SAS signal
cable connector
You can install a combination of 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch SAS/SATA drive backplanes
in the server for the maximum drive capacity. However, any SAS/SATA adapter
that you install in the server must be capable of supporting two internal, 4-lane
SAS/SATA signal connectors. The following is the list of supported SAS/SATA
drive backplane configurations, the number of drives that each configuration
supports, information on connecting the SAS cables.

Backplane configuration for 4 drives

Use this information for an overview of the supported backplane configuration for
4 drives.
About this task
The following illustration shows the supported backplane configuration to support
four drives. This configuration consists of one 4x2.5-inch drive backplane and
requires one SAS signal cable.
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3 2.5-inch HDD/SSD drive
2 2.5-inch HDD/SSD drive
1 2.5-inch HDD/SSD drive
0 2.5-inch HDD/SSD drive
Configuration
power connector
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