2Mini-SASsignalcableconnector2
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthemini-SASsignalcable.
3Mini-SASsignalcableconnector1
Usedtoconnectthemini-SASconnectorononeendofthemini-SASsignalcable.
Connectingthecables
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoconnectthemini-SASsignalcablestothehot-swap
hard-disk-drivebackplanesandthesystemboard,andhowtoconnectthemini-SASsignalcablestothe
hot-swaphard-disk-drivebackplanesandtherequiredRAIDcardifoneisinstalled.
Thistopicappliesonlytoservermodelsthathavehot-swapharddiskdrivesinstalled.Thecableconnections
aredifferentdependingonthecongurationoftheserver.Forinformationaboutthecableconnections,
refertotheappropriatesectionforyourservercongurationasfollows:
•Forservermodelswithvetoeight3.5-inchSASorSATAIIhot-swapharddiskdrivesandtwo
backplanes,see“ConnectingcablesformodelswithvetoeightSASorSATAII3.5-inchhot-swap
harddiskdrivesandtwobackplanes”onpage39
.
•Forservermodelswithuptoeight2.5-inchSAShot-swapharddiskdrivesandonebackplane,see
“Connectingcablesformodelswithuptoeight2.5-inchSAShot-swapharddiskdrivesandone
backplane”onpage41.
•Forservermodelswithuptofour3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesandonebackplane,see“Connecting
cablesformodelswithuptofour3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesandonebackplane”onpage42.
ConnectingcablesformodelswithvetoeightSASorSATAII3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives
andtwobackplanes
ForservermodelswithvetoeightSASorSATAII3.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivesandtwobackplanes,a
requiredRAIDcardmustbeinstalledintheserver.
Thefollowingcables,whichcomewiththeRAIDcard,arerequired:
•Two700mm(27.56inches)mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcables
•One2-pin200mm(7.87inches)RAIDcardtosystemboardhard-disk-driveLEDcable
Note:TheoptionpackagefortheRAIDcardisdesignedfordifferenttypesofserversandmightcontain
additionalcablesthatarenotrequiredforinstallation.
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