General Description
1.3System Configuration
For the Serial Attached SCSI, the ANSI standard defines
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Figure 1.1 Example of SAS system configuration (Dual port internal cabled environment)
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SAS Backplane receptacle connector
Figure 1.2 Example of SAS system configuration (Dual port internal backplane environment)
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