Dell PowerVault DP600 - Manual (Page 130)

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Installing System Components
Cabling the SAS Controller (Non-RAID)
For a system with a non-RAID SAS controller daughter card installed,
connect SAS_0 on the SAS controller daughter card to connector SAS_A on
the SAS backplane board. See Figure 3-29.
Figure 3-29. Cabling the SAS Controller (Non-RAID)
Cabling the SAS RAID Controller
For a system with the optional SAS RAID controller daughter card installed,
you can configure your system to use the 1x8 SAS backplane only or the 1x8
SAS backplane with the optional 1x2 SAS backplane installed. Cabling for each
configuration is discussed in the following subsections. See your SAS RAID
controller documentation for details on the different RAID levels supported for
your configuration and the drive requirements for specific RAID types.
1 SAS controller daughter card 2 SAS connector
3 1x8 SAS backplane 4 SAS_A connector
2
4
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