– The card installed in the C8 slot can contain two PCIe cable ports. However, the C8 slot cannot
provide both PCIe and 12X DDR cable ports.
– The port card type installed in the C1 slot can differ from the port card type installed in the C8 slot.
– The server contains a SAS port.
Figure 54. Model 8205-E6C or 8205-E6D connections for expansion units, disk drive enclosures, and PCIe
storage enclosures
Model 8231-E1C, 8231-E1D, or 8268-E1D connector locations
Learn about connector locations.
The 8231-E1C, 8231-E1D, or 8268-E1D server provides cable connector locations for the following
enclosures:
• Support for disk drive enclosures, as shown in the following gure, is as follows:
– The server contains a serial-attached SCSI (SAS) port.
• Support for PCIe storage enclosures, as shown in the following gure, is as follows:
– The card installed in the C1 slot can contain one PCIe cable port.
– The server contains a SAS port.
Figure 55. Model 8231-E1C, 8231-E1D, or 8268-E1D connections for disk drive enclosures and PCIe
storage enclosures
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