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Article Number | 000038072 | ||||||||
Applies To | RSA Product Set: RSA NetWitness Platform RSA Product/Service Type: RSA NetWitness hardware, DAC, PowerValut RSA Version/Condition: 11.3.x or 10.6.6 above Platform: CentOS Platform(Other): O/S Version: EL6 /EL7 | ||||||||
Issue | What SAS cables are used with the RSA NetWitness hardware? The RSA NetWitness hardware uses SAS cables with different types of plug connectors. | ||||||||
Resolution | The various RSA NetWitness hardware use two different types of SAS cable connectors.![]()
Note 1: The RSA NetWitness S4 & S4S appliances have reached End of Product Support (EOPS) after June 2019, with limited extended support options available. Reference: Product Version Life Cycle for RSA NetWitness Platform
Example 1 Connecting a PowerVault (MD 1400) to a NetWitness S6 appliance use a mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) to mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) cable. ![]() Example 2 When connecting a DAC (VNX5400) to a NetWitness S5/S6 appliance use a mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) to mini-SAS (SFF-8088) cable. ![]() Example 3 When connecting a DAC (VNX5400) to a NetWitness S4S appliance use a mini-SAS (SFF-8088) to mini-SAS (SFF-8088) cable. ![]() Note: A PowerVault (MD 1400) is not supported been connected to the NetWitness S4/S4S appliance. | ||||||||
Notes | Wikipedia reference on Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connectors. |