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SAS to SAS/SATA II JBOD Subsystem
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2.3 Connecting the JBOD Subsystem
2.3.1 Connecting to SAS HBA
The Enclosure supports SAS interface which provides fast 300MB data transfer rate
using SAS phy. The package comes with one SAS cable for single JBOD controller
module, or two SAS cables for redundant JBOD controller modules.
Attach one end of the SAS cable to the SAS IN Port and the other end to the host
bus adapter’s (HBA) external SAS connector or to the SAS Switch. (The host bus
adapter is installed in your Host computer system.)
2.3.2 Connecting to RAID Subsystem
Attach one end of the SAS cable to the SAS IN Port of the JBOD
controller module and the other end to the SAS Expansion Port on the
RAID controller of RAID subsystem. If configured in redundant mode,
connect the other SAS cable to the SAS IN Port of the other JBOD
controller, and the other end to the SAS Expansion Port on the other
RAID controller of RAID subsystem.