3.2 Mini-SAS HD & OCuLink Backplane
3.3.1 OCuLink Backplane Connection (Top Layer Type 1 & 2)
3.3.2 Mini-SAS HD & OCuLink Backplane Connection
3.3 Backplane Connection
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Bottom Layer – 3.5"/2.5"(15mm) x 8 SSDs
The IW-RS216-07 supports NVMe SSDs through OCuLink x maximum 16 connectors, and the backplane
is backward compatible with Mini-SAS HD.
Host Side
HDD Side
Please use the SFF-8611 cable to connect to the motherboard or RAID/HBA controller card. One of the
OCuLink connectors is only used for SAS/SATA data transfer rates. If there are no OCuLink connectors
on MB/HBA/Raid controller card, cable SFF-8611 can be replaced with SFF-8611 to SFF-8643.
Please refer to the backplane user guide for more information.
For a quick installation video, please visit
07 Series Oculink Backplane Connection
For Mini-SAS HD connector, please use the SFF-8643 cable to connect to the motherboard or RAID/
HBA controller card. For OCuLink connectors, please use the SFF-8611 cable to connect to the
motherboard or RAID/HBA controller card.
For a quick installation video, please visit
07 Series SAS/SATA Backplane Connection