IBM 9009-22A Site And Hardware Planning

SAS cabling congurations
The following sections provide the typical supported SAS cabling congurations. Many congurations can
be constructed that are not supported and will either not function correctly or generates errors. To avoid
problems, restrict cabling to only the general types of congurations that are shown in the following
sections.
• “SAS adapter to media expansion drawer” on page 116
• “SAS adapter to expansion drawer combinations” on page 116
• “System external SAS port to disk expansion drawer” on page 117
• “Two RAID SAS adapters with HD connectors to disk expansion drawer in a multi-initiator high
availability (HA) mode (dual storage adapter conguration)” on page 118
SAS adapter to media expansion drawer
Figure 40 on page 116 illustrates connecting a SAS adapter to a media expansion drawer. It is also
possible to connect a second media expansion drawer to the second port of the SAS adapter.
Figure 40. SAS adapter to a media expansion drawer
SAS adapter to expansion drawer combinations
Figure 41 on page 117 illustrates connecting a PCIe SAS adapter to both a disk expansion drawer and a
media expansion drawer on separate adapter ports.
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Power Systems: Site and hardware planning

IBM 9009-22A Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	9009-22A
Category	Power Supply
Language	English