General Description

1.3System Configuration

For the Serial Attached SCSI, the ANSI standard defines Point-to-Point technology. Figure 1.1 and Figure 1.2 give examples of the SAS system configuration.

 

 

SATA style cable

SAS Plug Connector

 

 

receptacle connector

SAS Initiator

 

(SAS Device)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Device

 

 

 

Power/LED Cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAS Expander

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Device

 

 

 

 

Secondary Port

 

 

 

SAS Target Device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA style host

 

 

 

 

 

plug connector Primary Port

 

 

 

 

SAS Initiator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAS Internal connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

receptacle connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAS Expander

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Device

 

 

SATA style cable receptacle connector

Figure 1.1 Example of SAS system configuration (Dual port internal cabled environment)

 

 

SAS Plug Connector

 

 

(SAS Device)

 

SAS Initlator

Power/LED

 

Device

 

 

SAS Target Device

 

 

or

Secondary port

 

 

 

 

SAS Expander

Primary Port

Device

 

 

SAS Backplane receptacle connector

Figure 1.2 Example of SAS system configuration (Dual port internal backplane environment)

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