IBM Power 780 User Manual

82 IBM Power 770 and 780 (9117-MMD, 9179-MHD) Technical Overview and Introduction
2.9.1 Dual split backplane mode
Dual split backplane mode offers two sets of three disks and is the standard configuration. If
you want, one of the sets can be connected to an external SAS PCIe or PCI-X adapter if
FC 1819 is selected. Figure 2-20 shows how the six disk bays are shared with the dual split
backplane mode. Although solid-state drives (SSDs) are supported with a dual split
backplane configuration, mixing SSDs and hard disk drives HDDs in the same split domain is
not supported. Also, mirroring SSDs with HDDs is not possible, or vice versa.
Figure 2-20 Dual split backplane overview
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IBM Power 780 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	Power 780
Category	Server
Language	English