Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 Installation and Service Manual

PDF

Drive backplane

Depending on your system configuration, the drive backplanes supported are listed here:
Table 1. Supported backplane optionsThis table provides the supported drive options:
System Supported drives options
PowerEdgeR55016 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane
8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane
8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane
Figure 1. 16x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane

This image shows the 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane.

  1. BP_DST_SB1
  2. BP_PWR_CTRL (backplane power and signal cable to system board)
  3. BP_DST_SB1
  4. BP_PWR_1 (backplane power to system board)
Figure 2. 8 x 2.5-inch drive backplane
This image shows 8 x 2.5-inch backplane.
  1. BP_PWR_CTRL
  2. BP_DST_SA1 (PERC to backplane)
  3. BP_DST_PA1 (PCIe connector)
  4. BP_ DST_PB1 (PCIe connector)
  5. BP_ DST_PA2 (PCIe connector)
  6. BP_PWR_1 (backplane power and signal cable to system board)
  7. BP_DST_PB2 (PCIe connector)
Figure 3. 8x 3.5-inch drive backplane
This image shows 12 x 3.5-inch backplane.
  1. BP_DST_SB1
  2. BP_PWR_1 (backplane power and signal cable to system board)
  3. BP_DST_SA1

Rate this content

Accurate
Useful
Easy to understand
Was this article helpful?
0/3000 characters
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please select whether the article was helpful or not.
  Comments cannot contain these special characters: <>()\