The controller-drive tray supports SAS drive connections and SAS, InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, or iSCSI host connections.
SAS host cable connection
| 1 | SAS cable |
| 2 | SFF-8088 connector |
SAS host mini-SAS-HD to mini-SAS-HD cable connection
SAS host mini-SAS-HD to mini-SAS cable connection
Mini-SAS to mini-SAS cable connection
InfiniBand QSFP host connection with copper cables
InfiniBand QSFP transceiver for use with optical host cables
SFP transceiver and drive tray fiber optic host cable for controller-drive tray connections
| 1 | SFP transceiver |
| 2 | Fiber optic cable |
iSCSI host cable with an RJ-45 connector
| 1 | SFP transceiver |
| 2 | Fiber optic cable |
1m-to-2m fan-out single x4 port to 4-single port passive host cables
The table references the SFP transceivers that apply if you are using Fibre Channel host connections.
| Vendor | Model | Version/Data Rate* |
|---|---|---|
| Avago | AFBR-57D9AMZ | 8 Gb/s |
| AFBR-57D9AMZ-EP1 | 8 Gb/s |
|
| AFBR-703SDZ | 10 Gb/s |
|
| AFBR-709SMZ | SFP+ 10 GbE/s for iSCSI |
|
| AFBR-709SMZ-EP1 | SFP+ 10 GbE/s for iSCSI |
|
| AVAGO AFBR-57F5MZ-EP1 | 16 Gb/s for FC |
|
| AVAGO AFBR-57F5MZ-NA2 | 16 Gb/s for FC |
|
| Finisar | FTLF 8521-3 | 1 Gb/s |
| FTLF8528P2BCV-LS | 8 Gb/s |
|
| FTLF8528P3BCV-LS | 8 Gb/s |
|
| FTLX8571D3BCL-LS | 10 Gb/s |
|
| FTLF142P3BNV | 16 Gb/s for FC |
|
| FTLF8529P3BCV | 16 Gb/s for FC |
|
| FTLF8529P3BCVA-LS | 16 Gb/s for FC |
|
| JDSU | PLRXPL-VC-SH4-23-N | 8 Gb/s |
| PLRXPL-VC-SH4-NA | 8 Gb/s |
|
| PLRXPL-SC-S43-22-N | 10 Gb/s |
|
| PLRXPL-SC-S43-NAe | SFP+ 10 GbE/s for iSCSI |
|
| UNIPHASE PLRXPL-SC-S43-22N | SFP+ 10 GbE/s for iSCSI |
|
| Molex | 74741-0005 | 1 Gb/s |
| Opnext | TRS2001EN-0001 | 10 Gb/s |
| *All SFP transceivers can connect and run at lower speeds, even though this is not optimal. | ||
