Help with 6-drive hot-swap expander kit axx6drv3gexp

[DFinl]

I have an old server with the axx6drv3gexp expander kit and can not find any detailed specs. I basically would like to know what transfer speeds (1.5, 3.0, 6.0 Gb/s) this expander is capable of? I plan to connect with a SAS2 HBA (flashed to it-mode) but I am not sure if this expander would limit speeds or if it has a drive size limit. I would be using at least 4TB drives.

[idata]

Hello daf,

Thanks for joining the community.Based on the information found in ark.intel.com https://ark.intel.com/products/51196/6-Drive-Hot-Swap-Expander-Kit-AXX6DRV3GEXP https://ark.intel.com/products/51196/6-Drive-Hot-Swap-Expander-Kit-AXX6DRV3GEXP this expander board is compatible with a couple servers board and multiple workstations boards. Looking in the Technical Product Specification document for one of the server boards found that the storage controller is 1.5/3.0 Gbps capable https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/motherboards/server/chassis/sc5650/sb/e39531004_sc5650_tps_r1_2.pdf# page=124 https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/motherboards/server/chassis/sc5650/sb/e39531004_sc5650_tps_r1_2.pdf# page=124thus the expander board is 3.0 Gbps capable tops. (I could not find the exact description even in the spare parts and configuration guide https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/motherboards/server/sb/s5000vsa_config_guide_105.pdf# page=7 https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/motherboards/server/sb/s5000vsa_config_guide_105.pdf# page=7 )Hope this helpsJose A.

[idata]

Hello daf,

Do you have any updates, questions or comments in regards to this issue?Please do not hesitate to contact us back.If you consider the issue to be completed please let us know so we can proceed to mark this thread as resolved.RegardsJose A.

[idata]

Hello daf,

We will proceed to mark this thread as resolved. If you have further issues or questions just go ahead and create a new topic.Jose A.