Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) is a high-speed data storage interface
designed for high-throughput and fast data access. Intended
primarily for data storage centers, the SAS interface is backwards
compatible with SATA. This allows the user to mix more expensive,
lower-capacity SAS drives for applications that require faster data
access and higher reliability, with lower-cost, higher-capacity
SATA drives for applications with lower access speed requirements.
Vision carries a full line of quality SAS cables with connectors
for every possible application, both internal and external.
This 1/2 meter long cable uses 30 AWG wires and is intended for
internal use. It has a single 36-pin SFF-8087 male Mini-SAS plug
(with locking latch) on one end and has four 7-pin SATA female
plugs (with locking latches) on the other, allowing you to connect
four SATA drives to an SAS controller. This is a Forward Breakout
cable, meaning that it is intended to connect to a host/controller
on the SAS end and to drives on the SATA end.
Specifications |
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Wire Size | 30 AWG |
Cable Length | 0.5 meter |
Connection A Type | 36-pin SFF-8087 male Mini-SAS |
Connection B Type | 4x 7-pin female SATA |
Guide to SAS Connectors |
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Type | # of Pins | Environment |
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SFF-8087 | 36 | Internal |
SFF-8088 | 26 | External |
SFF-8482 | 29 | Internal |
SFF-8484 | 32 | Internal |
SFF-8470 | 34 | External (also sometimes internal) |