Technical Product Specification

Chassis Interconnect Intel® Server Chassis SC5600
Revision 1.1
Intel order number E39532-004
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7.1.4 Serial Cable
The 8-conductor cable provided is terminated in a 2x5 header at one end and a 9-pin panel
mount D-sub connector on the other.
Figure 40. Serial Cable
7.1.5 IPMB cable for Drive Bays (4-pin)
The IPMB cable is used for communication between the backplane firmware and the baseboard.
Communication events include fan control, drive insertion, drive removal, and drive failures. This
interface is also used to update backplane firmware.
Figure 41. IPMB Cable
7.1.6 SES Cable for Drive Bays (3-pin)
The SES cable is a private I
2
C bus between I/O controller (HW or SW RAID) and backplane
used for enclosure management communication.