000038072 - What SAS cables are used with the RSA NetWitness Platform hardware?

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Article Number000038072
Applies ToRSA 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
IssueWhat SAS cables are used with the RSA NetWitness hardware?
The RSA NetWitness hardware uses SAS cables with different types of plug connectors.
ResolutionThe various RSA NetWitness hardware use two different types of SAS cable connectors.

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mini-SAS (SFF-8088)mini-SAS HD (High Density)(SFF-8644)
NetWitness S4 & S4S appliances (Note 1)NetWitness S5 & S6 appliances
15-Drive DAC (VNX5400)PowerVault (MD 1400)
60-Drive UltraDACEMC Unity


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

  1. The mini-SAS (SFF-8088) connector is an external 26 pin rectangle connector that supports 4 lanes at 6 Gbit/sec.
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  2. The mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) connector is an external 36 pin square connector that supports 4 lanes at 12 Gbit/sec.
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The SAS connector on each end of the SAS cable needs to match the two types of NetWitness hardware been connected together.

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.
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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.
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Example 3

When connecting a DAC (VNX5400) to a NetWitness S4S appliance use a mini-SAS (SFF-8088) to mini-SAS (SFF-8088) cable.
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Note: A PowerVault (MD 1400) is not supported been connected to the NetWitness S4/S4S appliance.
NotesWikipedia reference on Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connectors.

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