BPN-SAS2-847EL1 SAS Expander Backplane Information

In this article you will find information about the BPN-SAS2-847EL1 SAS Backplane Expander.

Technical specifications

Backplane BPN-SAS2-847EL1 (front side)

Backplane	BPN-SAS2-847EL1
Interface	6Gb/s SAS (SAS-2)
Number of drive slots	21 x 3.5"
Compatible drives	SAS up to 6Gb/s, SATA up to 6Gb/s
SAS Expander Chip	LSI SAS2X36 (source) Overview of LSI SAS Expander ICs
User guide	BPN-SAS2-847EL.pdf

Drive connections

Backplane BPN-SAS2-847EL1 (back side)

• All drive slots are connected by a single cable with the RAID controller:

Server with BPN-SAS2-847EL1 backplane

• 4U Disk Expansion Unit JBOD J1445 (Version 1.0)

Author: Thomas Niedermeier Thomas Niedermeier working in the product management team at Thomas-Krenn, completed his bachelor's degree in business informatics at the Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences. Since 2013 Thomas is employed at Thomas-Krenn and takes care of OPNsense firewalls, the Thomas-Krenn-Wiki and firmware security updates.