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...What is SAS?...89 How Do SAS Devices Communicate 90 What's a Phy? ...90 What's a SAS Port 91 What's a SAS Address 91 What's a SAS Connector 91 What do SAS Cables Look Like 91 How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS 92 What are the SAS Connection Options... 50 Arrays 101 RAID 6 Arrays 102 RAID 60 Arrays 102 Selecting the Best RAID Level 103 C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 105 Running the ARC Utility 105 Navigating the ARC Utility 105 Using ... Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool 109 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 110
...What is SAS?...89 How Do SAS Devices Communicate 90 What's a Phy? ...90 What's a SAS Port 91 What's a SAS Address 91 What's a SAS Connector 91 What do SAS Cables Look Like 91 How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS 92 What are the SAS Connection Options... 50 Arrays 101 RAID 6 Arrays 102 RAID 60 Arrays 102 Selecting the Best RAID Level 103 C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 105 Running the ARC Utility 105 Navigating the ARC Utility 105 Using ... Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool 109 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 110
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..., and provides a basic overview of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) technology. These RAID controller models are described in this chapter... It also describes the utilities included in your Adaptec® by PMC™ RAID controller. About This Guide 1 In this Guide 13 How to Find More Information 13...
..., and provides a basic overview of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) technology. These RAID controller models are described in this chapter... It also describes the utilities included in your Adaptec® by PMC™ RAID controller. About This Guide 1 In this Guide 13 How to Find More Information 13...
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... computer hardware, data storage, RAID technology, and SAS and Serial ATA (SATA) technology. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 88.) You should also be available for your operating system (and Adaptec Storage Manager) recognizes as logical drives. For more information, refer to manage your Adaptec RAID controller and the software and utilities included with...
... computer hardware, data storage, RAID technology, and SAS and Serial ATA (SATA) technology. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 88.) You should also be available for your operating system (and Adaptec Storage Manager) recognizes as logical drives. For more information, refer to manage your Adaptec RAID controller and the software and utilities included with...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 18 Standard RAID Controller Features ● Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs) ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 18 Standard RAID Controller Features ● Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs) ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Drive Activity LEDs Diagnostic LEDs Audible Alarm Drive Activity LED...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Drive Activity LEDs Diagnostic LEDs Audible Alarm Drive Activity LED...
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...disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 256 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Drive Activity LEDs for ...Mode 0 Flash connector Aggregate Activity Diagnostic LEDs Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Status CN0 PCIe x8 connector Mounting bracket Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input...
...disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 256 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Drive Activity LEDs for ...Mode 0 Flash connector Aggregate Activity Diagnostic LEDs Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Status CN0 PCIe x8 connector Mounting bracket Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input...
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... Controller ● 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm External miniSAS connector CN1 Diagnostic LEDs (back of card) Internal mini-SAS connector... Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) internal 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) external 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity CN1/CN0 Status CN1/CN0...
... Controller ● 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm External miniSAS connector CN1 Diagnostic LEDs (back of card) Internal mini-SAS connector... Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) internal 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) external 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity CN1/CN0 Status CN1/CN0...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 23 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q The Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 5805Q: 8 maxCache-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (2TB max); Alarm connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe ... drives maxCache SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0/CN1...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 23 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q The Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 5805Q: 8 maxCache-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (2TB max); Alarm connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe ... drives maxCache SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0/CN1...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 The Adaptec RAID 51245 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width ... Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 16 512 MB DDR2 3 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 16 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 Mode 0 Flash Activity CN2 I2C, ...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 The Adaptec RAID 51245 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width ... Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 16 512 MB DDR2 3 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 16 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 Mode 0 Flash Activity CN2 I2C, ...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 25 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 The Adaptec RAID 51645 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width ... Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 20 512 MB DDR2 4 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 20 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 I2C, CN3 Mode 0 Flash Activity ...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 25 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 The Adaptec RAID 51645 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width ... Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 20 512 MB DDR2 4 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 20 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 I2C, CN3 Mode 0 Flash Activity ...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 26 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 The Adaptec RAID 52445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Activity CN4, CN5 Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe... Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 28 512 MB DDR2 6 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 28 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 I2C, CN3 I2C, CN4 I2C, ...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 26 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 The Adaptec RAID 52445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Activity CN4, CN5 Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe... Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 28 512 MB DDR2 6 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 28 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 I2C, CN3 I2C, CN4 I2C, ...
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Alarm connector Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Diagnostic LEDs Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 PCIe x8 connector Mounting bracket ZMM-100CC Supercapacitor connector ZMM-100DB Daughterboard Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width ... CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 27 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z The Adaptec RAID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC supercapacitor module (user installed-see page 48)
Alarm connector Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Diagnostic LEDs Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 PCIe x8 connector Mounting bracket ZMM-100CC Supercapacitor connector ZMM-100DB Daughterboard Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width ... CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 27 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z The Adaptec RAID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC supercapacitor module (user installed-see page 48)
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... LEDs for CN0/CN1 I2C connectors for CN0/CN1 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z The Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC supercapacitor module (user installed-see page 48)
... LEDs for CN0/CN1 I2C connectors for CN0/CN1 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z The Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC supercapacitor module (user installed-see page 48)
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... Purpose Input/Output) Onboard speaker Yes Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC supercapacitor module (user installed- Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 29 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ The Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) maxCache SSD support 5805ZQ: 8 maxCache-compatible SSDs using any...
... Purpose Input/Output) Onboard speaker Yes Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC supercapacitor module (user installed- Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 29 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ The Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) maxCache SSD support 5805ZQ: 8 maxCache-compatible SSDs using any...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 30 About the Adaptec RAID 2045 The Adaptec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 1 external miniSAS connector Mounting bracket PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data ..., external Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 128 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 4 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No No
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 30 About the Adaptec RAID 2045 The Adaptec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 1 external miniSAS connector Mounting bracket PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data ..., external Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 128 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 4 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No No
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 31 About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q The Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Mounting bracket I2C, CN0 PCIe x8 connector Form ... SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 128 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) 2405Q: 8 maxCache-compatible SSD using any Solid State Drive on compatibility...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 31 About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q The Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Mounting bracket I2C, CN0 PCIe x8 connector Form ... SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 128 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) 2405Q: 8 maxCache-compatible SSD using any Solid State Drive on compatibility...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 32 About the Adaptec RAID 2805 The Adaptec RAID 2805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0/CN1 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN1 Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Mounting bracket I2C, CN0 I2C, CN1 PCIe x8 ... disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 128 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 8 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No No
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 32 About the Adaptec RAID 2805 The Adaptec RAID 2805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0/CN1 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN1 Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Mounting bracket I2C, CN0 I2C, CN1 PCIe x8 ... disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 128 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 8 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No No
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...Controller ● 33 About the Adaptec RAID 6405 The Adaptec RAID 6405 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (optional; Alarm connector Aggregate Activity HDA mode connector Diagnostic LEDs Activity LEDs (back of card) Daughterboard connector Internal mini-SAS...speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe Gen2 x8 6 Gb/s per port 4 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0 I2C ...
...Controller ● 33 About the Adaptec RAID 6405 The Adaptec RAID 6405 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (optional; Alarm connector Aggregate Activity HDA mode connector Diagnostic LEDs Activity LEDs (back of card) Daughterboard connector Internal mini-SAS...speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe Gen2 x8 6 Gb/s per port 4 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0 I2C ...
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... about compatible disk drives, refer to the capacity of these cables: External mini-SAS (SFF-8088 to SFF-8470)- Internal mini-SAS to SATA fan-out (SFF-8087 to 4x SATA)-Connects to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. For more information about arrays, refer...have the same performance level. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 42 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs). When selecting disk drives for your requirements, you can use any of the smallest ...
... about compatible disk drives, refer to the capacity of these cables: External mini-SAS (SFF-8088 to SFF-8470)- Internal mini-SAS to SATA fan-out (SFF-8087 to 4x SATA)-Connects to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. For more information about arrays, refer...have the same performance level. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 42 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs). When selecting disk drives for your requirements, you can use any of the smallest ...
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... (SSDs) to your Adaptec RAID controller. (See www.adaptec.com/compatibility for a list of direct-attached disk drives is not used with direct-attached disk drives. You have two connection options: ● To connect directly to the controller, see the following example. SAS/SATA disk drives internal x4 mini-SAS connectors mini-SAS to SATA fan-out...
... (SSDs) to your Adaptec RAID controller. (See www.adaptec.com/compatibility for a list of direct-attached disk drives is not used with direct-attached disk drives. You have two connection options: ● To connect directly to the controller, see the following example. SAS/SATA disk drives internal x4 mini-SAS connectors mini-SAS to SATA fan-out...