AMCC SIDECAR 3 - Manual (Page 8)

Multi-lane ™
High-Performance SATA Cable and Connector System
Get Connected via the Multi-lane™ Expressway
AMCC’s award winning Multi-lane design enables highly reliable and streamlined
enterprise-class SATA storage solutions by greatly reducing the number of cables
needed to connect controllers, backplanes, and standard SATA drives.
The Multi-lane SATA cable/connection system is fast, secure, simple, and clutter
free. It combines the RAID controller’s four SATA ports into a single locked
connection. Four 3Gb/s lanes of SATA traffic travel through just one cable
from the RAID controller to the system backplane or to up to four
hard drives with a breakout cable.
Multi-lane Benefits
• Four lanes of high speed SATA traffic through a single cable
• Increased system reliability
• Reduced cable count
• Streamlined storage
• Locked connections
• Improved airflow
Multi-lane SFF-8087, SFF-8470, and M8 cables provide internal connectivity from the controller to drives or the backplane.
Multi-lane SFF-8088 cables provide external connectivity from the controller to the 3ware Sidecar.
NOTE: End-to-end Multi-lane connectivity requires a Multi-lane backplane
External
SFF-8088
Internal
SFF-8087
SFF-8470
M8