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I need a couple of SFF-8088 to SFF-8470 cables and the HP manual says the HP 408771-001 is the right one for me. My hardware dealer has them in stock for about 100$. I browsed a bit and found the HP AE466A for about a third of the price, but since it's explictly labelled as four-lane cable, could it be that it cannot handle 6G or 12G connections? At 2m it's even twice as long as the originally suggested cable so it seems a bit fishy.

Any pointers to datasheets my google search did not lead me to are greatly appreciated :)

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  • What are you connecting to what?
    – ewwhite
    Apr 24, 2016 at 19:50
  • An HP MSA2000 to some HBA, I think it's the OEM version of the LSI 9207-8e
    – Clayton Louden
    Apr 24, 2016 at 20:26

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Connections for a SAS-based HP P2000 or MSA2000 SAN to the host should be standard SAS SFF-8088 male connectors on both ends.

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If your HBA has a SAS SFF-8470 port (CX-4 Infiniband type), it's probably not the best HBA for this purpose. However you can just use the proper cable. Cost doesn't matter. SAS is a standard, so get whatever meets your needs.

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  • Hmm... My MSA2000 looks like this imgur.com/xR2wcPs so I've got 8470 at the shelf and 8088 at the HBA side of things.
    – Clayton Louden
    Apr 24, 2016 at 20:57
  • That's an MSA2000 drive enclosure (AJ750A). It's not a SAN, but just an expansion shelf. It's also very old. Can you please provide some specific details on what you're trying to do?
    – ewwhite
    Apr 24, 2016 at 21:01
  • Erm.. specific details? Just connect it to a HBA. Connect a cable between the shelf and the HBA. That's it. The question is, is a four lane cable always 'good enough' for 3G/6G/12G or are there specific 6G/12G cables.
    – Clayton Louden
    Apr 24, 2016 at 21:21
  • Okay, that's not enough info. What are you seeking from this setup? Nothing in this setup is 12Gbps SAS. The unit you're connecting to is an expansion shelf meant to be connected to an HP SAN, not as a JBOD to an HBA. Why are you doing this?
    – ewwhite
    Apr 24, 2016 at 21:25
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    The cables won't matter. This shelf is a 3Gbps SAS shelf/controllers and backplane, so speeds will downshift to that when connected to a 6Gbps HBA. If you put SATA disks in the shelf, you may end up with 1.5Gbps link speeds on the disks. No idea if this enclosure will work as a JBOD. You haven't given details on your end goal.
    – ewwhite
    Apr 24, 2016 at 21:33

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