BPN-SAS2-216EL1 SAS Expander Backplane Information

In this article you find details about the BPN-SAS2-216EL1 SAS expander backplane.

Technical specifications

Backplane BPN-SAS2-216EL1 (front side)

Backplane	BPN-SAS2-216EL1
Interface	6Gb/s SAS (SAS-2)
Number of drive slots	24 x 2,5"
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-SAS2-216EL.pdf

Drive connections

Backplane BPN-SAS2-216EL1 (back side)

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

Server with BPN-SAS2-216EL1 backplane

• 2U Intel Single-CPU SC216 Server (Version 3.0)
• 2U Intel Dual-CPU SC216 Server (Version 3.1)