EMC VNX Series Hardware Information Guide

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Figure 62 shows an example of the 6-Gb/s mini-SAS port connector (socket) and cable
connector (plug) with pull tab.
Figure 62 6-Gb/s SAS port and cable connector
Table 32 lists the 2U, DAE 6-Gb/s SAS port pin signals used on the connector.
VNX-000094
6 Gb SAS
X4
#
X4
Pin A1 A13
B1 B13
Table 32 6-Gb/s SAS port connector pinout
Pin Signal Pin Signal
A1 GND B1 GND
A2 Rx 0+ B2 Tx 0+
A3 Rx 0- B3 Tx 0-
A4 GND B4 GND
A5 Rx 1+ B5 Tx 1+
A6 Rx 1- B6 Tx 1-
A7 GND B7 GND
A8 Rx 2+ B8 Tx 2+
A9 Rx 2- B9 Tx 2-
A10 GND B10 GND
A11 Rx 3+ B11 Tx 3+
A12 Rx 3- B12 Tx 3-
A13 GND B13 GND

EMC VNX Series Specifications

General

Management Interface	Unisphere
Drive Support	SAS, NL-SAS, Flash (SSD)
RAID Levels	RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6
Protocols Supported	Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS
Data Services	Deduplication, Compression, Snapshots, Replication
Processor	Intel Xeon
Operating System	VNX Operating Environment (block), VNX File Operating Environment (file)