Backplane configurations for 20 drives
The following illustrations show the supported drive backplane configurations to
support 20 drives.
This configuration consists of three 4x2.5-inch drive backplanes and one
8x1.8-inch drive backplane and requires five SAS signal cables.
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This configuration consists of one 8x2.5-inch drive backplane, one 4x2.5-inch
drive backplane, and one 8x1.8-inch drive backplane and requires five SAS
signal cables.
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This configuration consists of one 4x2.5-inch drive backplane and two
8x1.8-inch drive backplanes and requires five SAS signal cables.
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Backplane configurations for 24 drives
The following illustrations show the supported backplane configurations to
support 24 drives.
This configuration consists of two 4x2.5-inch drive backplanes and two
8x1.8-inch drive backplanes and requires six SAS signal cables.
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This configuration consists of one 8x2.5-inch drive backplane and two
8x1.8-inch drive backplanes and requires six SAS signal cables.
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