Enclosure Management Cabling for Pedestal Systems with Hot-Swap Drive Enclosures
September, 2010
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1. Connecting One Expander Backplane
Note: Before any cabling operation, please refer to the respective RAID module or RAID controller
Tested Hardware and Operating System lists, in order to confirm their compatible Intel
®
Server Boards or
Systems.
You must connect the following cables to the backplane:
SATA/SAS data cables
Power cables
IPMB cable for updating the hot-swap controller firmware, reading the temperature, and detecting drive
presence:
− Cable: Use the 4-pin IPMB cable provided with a hot-swap drive enclosure.
− Backplane Connector: Use the white 4-pin IPMB connector on the backplane.
− Mainboard Connectors: Use the white 4-pin HSBP_A connector on the server board. Do not use the
HSBP_B connector.
2. Connecting Two Expander Backplanes
You must connect the following cables to the backplane:
SATA/SAS data cables
Power cables
IPMB cable for updating the hot-swap controller firmware, reading the temperature, and detecting drive
presence:
− Cable: Use the 4-pin IPMB cable provided with a hot-swap drive enclosure.
− Backplane Connector: Use the white 4-pin IPMB connector on the backplane.
− Mainboard Connectors: Use the white 4-pin HSBP_A connector on the server board to connect the six-
drive backplane. Use the white 4-pin HSBP_B connector to connect the four-drive backplane.