14 Components
Figure 7 MSA 1050 SAS controller module face plate (HD mini-SAS)
IMPORTANT: See Connecting to the controller CLI port for information about enabling the controller enclosure USB
Type–B CLI port for accessing the CLI to perform initial configuration tasks.
Drive enclosures
Drive enclosure expansion modules attach to MSA 1050 controller modules via the mini-SAS expansion port, allowing addition
of disk drives to the system. MSA 1050 controller enclosures support adding the 6 Gb drive enclosures described below.
LFF and SFF drive enclosure — rear panel layout
MSA 1050 controllers support the MSA 2050 LFF Disk Enclosure and the MSA 2050 SFF Disk Enclosure, which share the
same rear panel layout, as shown below.
Figure 8 Supported drive enclosures: SFF/LFF rear panel
1 HD mini-SAS ports: used for host connection
2 CLI port (USB - Type B)
3 Service port 2 (used by service personnel only)
4 Reserved for future use
5 Network management port
6 Service port 1 (used by service personnel only)
7 Disabled button (used by engineering only)
(Sticker shown covering the opening)
8 SAS expansion port
1 Power supplies (AC shown)
2 I/O module A
3 I/O module B
4 Disabled button (used by engineering only)
5 Service port (used by service personnel only)
6 SAS In port
7 SAS Out port