208 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual TX300 S7 / RX350 S7
Hard disk drives / solid state drives
Figure 99: Mounting order with up to 24 2.5-inch HDDs (6 SAS backplanes) - Tower version
7.2.4.2 24x 2.5-inch HDD SAS backplane cabling
I Before connecting SAS cables to the controller, bend the cables as
needed in order to reduce strain on the controller. Bend the SAS cables
as close to their shrink tubes as possible.
SAS cabling with SAS expander board and two SAS controllers
Cable
(T26139-)
Cabling
list no.
from to
Cabling
plan
SAS cable
Y3963-V101
16
Connector MLC 1 on
SAS controller 1 in
PCI slot 10
SAS backplane 1
connector X1
16.2.17
SAS cable
Y3963-V101
16
Connector MLC 2 on
SAS controller 1 in
PCI slot 10
SAS backplane 2
connector X1
SAS cable
Y3963-V112
15
Connector X3 on
SAS expander board
SAS backplane 3
connector X1
16.2.17
SAS cable
Y3963-V112
15
Connector X4 on
SAS expander board
SAS backplane 4
connector X1
SAS cable
Y3963-V101
16
Connector X5 on
SAS expander board
SAS backplane 5
connector X1
16.2.17
SAS cable
Y3963-V101
16
Connector X6 on
SAS expander board
SAS backplane 6
connector X1