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Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 42
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables
Disk Drives
Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State
Drives (SSDs). When selecting disk drives for your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have
the same performance level. You can use different-sized disk drives in the array, but the array will
be limited to the capacity of the smallest and slowest disk drive. For more information about
arrays, refer to the
Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide
or online Help. For more information
about compatible disk drives, refer to the
Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com/compatibility.
Cables
Depending on your requirements, you can use any of these cables:
External mini-SAS (SFF-8088 to SFF-8470)—
Connects to an external SAS enclosure.
Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)—Connects
to four SAS or SATA disk drives.
Internal mini-SAS to SATA fan-out (SFF-8087 to 4x SATA)—Connects
to four SATA disk drives.