SAS panel mount connector cable assembly with LEDs and a system including the same
First Claim
1. A SAS cable assembly for providing access of target hard-drive resources to an initiator-host, the SAS cable assembly comprising:
- an initiator-side connector;
two target-side connectors each comprising;
a power-link portion;
a signal-link portion;
an interface separating the power-link portion and the signal-link portion; and
a plurality of LEDs for indicating activity and fault-detection;
a wire-harness;
a plurality of power-wires electrically connecting the wire-harness to the power-link portions of the two target-side connectors; and
two signal-link cables connecting the initiator-side connector to the signal-link portions of the two target-side connectors.
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Abstract
A SAS panel mount cable assembly for providing access of target hard-drive resources to an initiator-host includes an initiator-side connector, two target-side connectors, and a wire-harness. Each of the two target-side connectors includes a power-link portion, a signal-link portion, an interface separating the power-link portion and the signal-link portion, and a plurality of LEDs for indicating activity and fault-detection. A plurality of power-wires electrically connects the wire-harness to the power-link portions of the two target-side connectors, and two signal-link cables connect the initiator-side connector to the signal-link portions of the two target-side connectors.
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19 Claims
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1. A SAS cable assembly for providing access of target hard-drive resources to an initiator-host, the SAS cable assembly comprising:
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an initiator-side connector; two target-side connectors each comprising; a power-link portion; a signal-link portion; an interface separating the power-link portion and the signal-link portion; and a plurality of LEDs for indicating activity and fault-detection; a wire-harness; a plurality of power-wires electrically connecting the wire-harness to the power-link portions of the two target-side connectors; and two signal-link cables connecting the initiator-side connector to the signal-link portions of the two target-side connectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An information transfer system for providing access to target hard-drive resources comprising:
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at least one host computer system comprising a host-bus adapter (HBA); at least two target hard-drives comprising data to be accessed by the at least one host computer system; and at least one SAS cable assembly to provide access of target hard-drive resources to the at least one host computer system, the cable assembly comprising; a host-side connector configured to connect to the HBA of the at least one host computer system; two target-side connectors each configured to connect to one target hard-drive, each target-side connector comprising; a power-link portion; a signal-link portion; an interface separating the power-link portion and the signal-link portion; and a plurality of LEDs for indicating activity and fault-detection; a wire-harness; a plurality of power-wires electrically connecting the wire-harness to the power-link portions of the two target-side connectors; and two signal-link cables connecting the host-side connector to the signal-link portions of the two target-side connectors. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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