Four 3.5-inch hot-swap drive model

Use this section to understand how to route cables for the four 3.5-inch hot-swap drive model.

Four 3.5-inch hot-swap drive model with software RAID​

If you are implementing RAID through software, route the SAS cables and power cables as shown in the following illustration.

Figure 1. Four 3.5-inch hot-swap drive model with software RAID

Table 1. Four 3.5-inch hot-swap drive model with software RAID

1 Backplane power connector

Four 3.5-inch hot-swap drive model with hardware RAID​

If you are implementing RAID through hardware, route the signal cable and the power cable as shown in the following illustration.

Table 2. Signal cables for RAID x30 / x40 adapter routing

For RAID x30 adapter:	For RAID x40 adapter:
1 mini SAS HD cable, 450 mm	1 slimSAS HD to mini SAS cable, 450 mm 2 slimSAS to mini SAS cable, 450/500 mm

Figure 2. Four 3.5-inch hot-swap drive model with hardware RAID

Table 3. Four 3.5-inch hot-swap drive model with hardware RAID

1 Backplane power connector