Server Products
Data Center Products including boards, integrated systems, Intel® Xeon® Processors, RAID Storage, and Intel® Xeon® Processors
4657 Discussions

Have AXX6DRV3GEXP need AXX6DRV6GEXP

idata
Employee
‎09-25-2012 06:49 PM
1,059 Views

Hi all,

I've got an Intel 6 drive chassis with the 3Gbps backplane installed in an expander form.

Obviously this is how it gets the name 6DRV 3G EXP...

What I need is a 6Gbps backplane to support the link speed of 6Gbps from my SAS 6Gbps drives.

It's working right now at 3Gbps as that's the backplane limit.

Is there such a piece of hardware?

Is there one coming?

Am I meant to use something else entirely?

Thanks in advance.6DRV

0 Kudos

Link Copied

1 Reply
idata
Employee
‎09-26-2012 10:42 AM
183 Views

hadders,

Intel is no longer putting expander phys on backplanes. This ended with the AXX6DRV3GEXP and AXX4DRV3GEXP expander backplanes, which are limited to 3Gb/s SAS/SATA. We have updated all the current non-expander backplanes to support 6Gb signaling. Customers must direct connect, or use expander cards, such as the Intel® RAID Expander Cards RES2SV240, RES2CV240 or RES2CV360 to support more than 8 drives.

Regards,

John

0 Kudos
Copy link
Reply

Community support is provided during standard business hours (Monday to Friday 7AM - 5PM PST). Other contact methods are available here.

Intel does not verify all solutions, including but not limited to any file transfers that may appear in this community. Accordingly, Intel disclaims all express and implied warranties, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, as well as any warranty arising from course of performance, course of dealing, or usage in trade.

For more complete information about compiler optimizations, see our Optimization Notice.