Dell DAE2P Hardware Reference - Page 26
Disk drives, DAE2P/DAE3P Fibre Channel disk drives conform to FC-AL
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About DAE2P and DAE3P disk enclosures spindle speed. Figure 1-8 shows different disk modules supported in a DAE2P/DAE3P, and an unsupported ATA module. Fibre Channel 2- and 4-Gb Fibre Channel 2-Gb only Figure 1-8 Disk modules SATA 2- and 4-Gb ATA (Not supported) CL3583 Disk drives DAE2P/DAE3P Fibre Channel disk drives conform to FC-AL specifications and 2 or 4 Gb Fibre Channel interface standards. SATA disk drives conform to Serial ATA II Electrical Specification 1.0 and include dual-port SATA interconnects; a paddle card on each drive provides a 4 Gb Fibre Channel connection for the module. The 4 Gb drives in a DAE2P will operate at 2 Gb; a DAE3P supports 2 Gb drives only if the entire back-end bus that contains the drives is operating at 2 Gb. The disk module slots in the enclosure accommodate 1 inch (2.54 cm) by 3.5 inch (8.75 cm) disk drives. 1-10 DAE2P/DAE3P Hardware Reference