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Technical specifications
Drives
SAS hard drives Up to 84 3.5-inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives
(6.0 Gbps or 12.0 Gbps)
Storage Bridge Bay (SBB) Modules
SBBs Two hot-swappable EMM I/O modules
Connectivity
Configurations Various server-attached configuration including
but not limited to 168 hard drives in redudant-path
enclosure chains. Servers can support up to six
enclosure chains.
Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
Controller Various server-based RAID controller or SAS HBA.
Management RAID management by using Dell Storage System
Manager version 6.4 or later.
Back-Plane Board
Connectors • 84 SAS hard-drive connectors
• Two sets of SBB connectors
• Five cooling fan module connectors
• Two power supply unit (PSU) connectors
Back-Panel Connectors (per SBB)
SAS connectors • Asymmetric SAS Cabling for connection to the
controller and for expansion to an additional
enclosure
• Support Mini-SAS HD to Mini-SAS cable
universally keyed for the following lengths that
are currently supported:
Controller to MD1280:
• 0.5 m
• 2 m
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