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3-14 Host Bus Adapter Characteristics
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3.1.7 SAS3800E HBA Characteristics
The SAS3800E uses a standard PCI bracket. Figure 3.7 shows the HBA
and its bracket.
3.1.7.1 LEDs
The SAS3800E HBA has eight LEDs, labeled A0–A7, that turn green to
indicate an activity condition on any of the eight PHYs. There are eight
LEDs, labeled LNP0–LNP7, that turn yellow to indicate a fault condition
on any of the eight PHYs. See Figure 3.7 for LED locations.
The SAS3800E HBA has two light pipes routed through the PCI bracket.
One light pipe turns green to indicate activity on any PHY. The other light
pipe is bi-color. It flashes green to indicate the LSISAS1068E heartbeat,
or it turns yellow when the LSISAS1068E firmware detects a fault
condition.
3.1.7.2 Connectors
This section describes the connectors on the SAS3800E HBA. See
Figure 3.7 for connector locations.
PCI Express Connector (J1) – The PCI Express interface has eight
PCI Express lanes, which provide possible host-side maximum
transmission and reception rates of up to 4.0-GB/s. The SAS3800E
supports x8, x4, and x1 PCI Express link widths, and automatically
downshifts if plugged into either a x4 connector or into a x8 connector
that is wired as a x4 connector. The connection is made through the
edge connector J1. The signal definitions and pin numbers conform to
the PCI Express specifications.
SAS/SATA Connectors (J2 and J3) – The SAS3800E supports
SAS/SATA connections through connectors J2 and J3. The J2 and J3
connectors are SFF-8470 SAS external right-angle connectors.
Activity LED Header (J4) – The connector is a 4-pin, right angle, 0.1-
inch pitch, pin header for driving external activity LEDs.