268 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual TX300 S7 / RX350 S7
Hard disk drives / solid state drives
Figure 150: Mounting order with up to 12 3.5-inch HDDs (3 SAS backplanes) - Tower version
7.3.5.2 12x 3.5-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.
Two power cabling solutions are available for 12x 3.5-inch HDD
configurations.
SAS cabling
Cable
(T26139-)
Cabling
list no.
from to
Cabling
plan
SAS cable
Y3963-V101
16
Connector X1 on
SAS expander board
SAS backplane 1
connector X1
16.2.11
SAS cable
Y3963-V101
16
Connector X2 on
SAS expander board
SAS backplane 2
connector X1
SAS cable
Y3963-V103
17
Connector X3 on
SAS expander board
4x 3.5-inch HDD
extension box SAS
backplane connector
X1
SAS cable
Y3963-V101
16
Connector MLC 1 on
SAS controller 1 in
PCI slot 10
Connector MLC 1 on
SAS expander board
16.2.11
SAS cable
Y3963-V101
16
Connector MLC 2 on
SAS controller 1 in
PCI slot 10
Connector MLC 2 on
SAS expander board