SAS2-213EL1 Backplane User's Guide Table of Contents Contacting Supermicro .......................................................................................iv Returning Merchandise for Service.....................................................................v Overview of the SAS2-213EL1 Backplane Assembly ........................................vi Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines 1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines ................................................................................... 1-1 1-2 General Safety Guidelines ..............................................................................
1-1 1-3 An Important Note to Users ............................................................................ 1-2 1-4 Introduction to the SAS2-213EL1 Backplane ................................................. 1-2 Chapter 2 Connectors, Jumpers and LEDs 2-1 Connectors ...................................................................................................... 2-1 2-2 Front Connector and Pin Defi nitions ............................................................... 2-2 2-3 Jumper Locations and Settings....................................................................... 2-3 Explanation of Jumpers ..................................................................................
2-3 2-4 Front Connectors and LED Indicators ............................................................ 2-6 Chapter 3 Dual Port and Cascading Confi gurations 3-1 Single and Dual Port Expanders..................................................................... 3-1 3-2 Chassis Power Card and Support Cables ...................................................... 3-2 Single Ports ..................................................................................................... 3-1 Chassis Power Card ....................................................................................... 3-2 Connecting an Internal HBA to the Backplane ..............................................
3-3 Supported Internal HBA Cables ...................................................................... 3-3 Connecting an External HBA to the Backplane ............................................. 3-4 Single External Host Bus Adapter ................................................................. 3-4 Connecting Multiple Backplanes in a Single Channel Environment ............... 3-5 3-3 Supported Cascading Confi gurations ............................................................. 3-7 Single HBA Confi guration Cables ................................................................... 3-6 Server System with Single SAS HBA .............................................................
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