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Appendix D: SCSI Cables -Storage Units - ControllersF: Female - ExternalM: Male - ExternalI: Internal68: 16-bit, 68-pin High Density connector50: 8-bit, 50-pin Centronix Connector0.8: 16-bit, 68-pin Very High Density ConnectionInterface (VHDCI) 0.8mm connector16: 16-bit, 68-pin connector8: 8-bit, 50-pin connectorPartDescriptionNumberRAID Storage ControllersMax/Channel(MB/sec) 1Instructions: Identify Desired Controller Row and Storage Unit Column. The intersection of row and columncontains the cable group letter which supports the connection. Go to the cable group under the correspondingstorage unit for specific support. Read all Notes for row, column, and any cable group footnotes.Storage Unit 35311RU 3510020 3503B1X 3551001 0034B0X 360716X 4560SLXMax MB/sec. 1 160 - - - 80 80 80LVDS X - X - X X XConnector Type F0.8 F68 F68 F0.8 F0.8 F68 F0.8LVDSConnectorNoteType/#Max2, 3 4, 5 4 2, 4 2, 4 3 2, 3ServeRAID-4H Ultra160 SCSI Controller 37L6889 160 X F0.8/4 6 A - - - - - -ServeRAID-4Mx Ultra160 SCSI Adapter 06P5736 160 X F0.8/2 6 A - - - - - -ServeRAID-4Lx Ultra160 SCSI Adapter II 06P5740 160 X F0.8/1 6 A - - - - - -ServeRAID-5i Controller 25P3492 160 X F0.8/1 7 A B - A A - -Ultra320 SCSI ControllerxSeries 225 Onboard 320 X F0.8/1 11 A 12 B - - - B -xSeries 235 Onboard 320 X F0.8/1 11 A 12 B B A A B AxSeries 345 Onboard 320 X F0.8/1 A 12 B B A A B AxSeries 450 Onboard 320 X F0.8/1 - - B A A B AUltra160 SCSI ControllersPCI Wide Ultra160 SCSI Adapter 19K4646 160 X F0.8/1 - - B B A A B AxSeries 255 Onboard 160 X F0.8/1 11 - - B A A B AxSeries 440 Onboard 160 X F0.8/1 - - B A A - ANo Onboard External Port 10xSeries 205 Onboard - - n/a - - - - - - -xSeries 305PCIadapter- - n/a - - - - - - -xSeries 335 Onboard - - n/a - - - - - - -xSeries 360 Onboard - - n/a - - - - - - -Cable Group A (M0.8-M0.8)Netfinity 2m Ultra2 SCSI Cable 03K9310 - X M0.8-M0.8 8 X 9 - X 14 X 14 X 14 - X 13Netfinity 4.2m Ultra2 SCSI Cable 03K9311 - X M0.8-M0.8 8 X 9 - X 14 X 14 X 14 - X 13Netfinity 20m Ultra2 SCSI Cable 37L7101 - X M0.8-M0.8 6 X 9 - - - - - -Cable Group B (M68-M0.8)2m External 0.8mm SCSI Cable 01K8027 - - M68-M0.8 - - X 14 - X 14 X 13 -Cable Group G (Other)68-pin External Multimode LVD/SE SCSITerminator00N7956 - - M68 - - - - - - -1. Maximum supported speeds may be limited by installation of lower speed devices, controllers or cable lengths greater than two meters.2. Rack installation cable management requires devices to have a minimum cable length of two meters. Cable length requirements will vary based on placement within a single or multiplerack suite.3. Maximum speeds may be limited by the installed devices or SCSI controller.4. Daisy chaining tape enclosures is not supported at this time.5. Requires 68-pin External Multimode LVD/SE SCSI Terminator (P/N 00N7956).6. Maximum speeds may be limited by the enclosure or its installed devices.7. ServeRAID-5i neither cables internally nor has its own external connector. In systems with an external SCSI connector cabled to channel B of the integrated storagecontroller, ServeRAID-5i can attach through the integrated controller to external SCSI HDDs (EXP300). ServeRAID-5i supports the following half-high tape drives when installed in anavailable internal media bay connected to channel B of a dual-channel integrated controller or installed in a supported external tape enclosure: 00N7991, 24P2396, 24P2398. When theRAID controller is configured, channel B is designated as a standard SCSI channel in order to support the tape drives.8. Supports attachment to Ultra2 or single-ended SCSI controllers with operational speeds of up to Ultra2. Controller, storage unit, cable length or storage device limitations may apply (seeMax MB/sec row and column above).9. EXP300 (P/N 35311RU) includes a single 2M Ultra2 SCSI cable similar to Netfinity 2M Ultra2 SCSI Cable (P/N 03K9310).10. No external SCSI port is available on these systems. A supported optional controller must be installed. See the systems section to determine which controllers and external storage unitsare supported then refer back to this table for cable requirements using the controller row.11. Requires External SCSI Interface Kit (P/N 32P8164) to enable the external 0.8mm VHDCI port.12. Support for EXP300 connected to the external SCSI port requires installation of ServeRAID-5i (P/N 25P3492) and availability of one channel of the integrated Ultra320 controller.13. External storage cable is included standard with the enclosure.14. External storage cable is not included standard with the enclosure.--Cables - Storage Units -ControllersUpdated 05/13/03For the latest product & technical information, refer to the Information Sources on pages 2 & 3.211