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Expandability
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2. Connect the USB cable between the Sierra M124 USB port and a USB port on the
host machine. The host machine’s operating system detects the analyzer and driver
files.
3. Connect the analyzer as shown in
Figure 1.4: Analyzer Single Lane Connections
Figure 1.5: Analyzer MiniSAS HD Connections
1.9.3
Cables to Use
When connecting between a HBA and a disk drive, use a crossover MiniSAS HD from the
initiator port on the Sierra to MiniSAS HD, and a MiniSAS HD from the target port to
SATAx4, connecting the SATA connector to the disk drive.
1.10 Expandability
The Analyzer provides cascading, external power and other functions through optional
expansion cards on the back panel. You can expand by:
Cascading with CATC SYNC Expansion Cards
Using the Power Expansion Card
You can remove expansion cards with two simple tools.