Figure 2. Installing the 12 Gbps SAS HBA controller1. SAS cables (2) 2. SAS cable connectors (2)3. 12 Gbps SAS HBA PCIe connector 4. PCIe connector on the system board5. 12 Gbps SAS HBA controllerCabling 12 Gbps SAS HBA controller installed on hostserver to the storage enclosurePerform the following steps to connect the 12 Gbps SAS HBA controller to the physical disk drives instorage enclosures:1. Set up the 12 Gbps SAS HBA controller. See Installing the 12 Gbps SAS HBA controller.2. Connect the SAS cables such that the first four enclosures are daisy-chained with one of theenclosures connected to a single port on the controller. The second four enclosures are daisy-chained with one of the enclosures connected to the second port on the controller. See Figure 3.NOTE: The controller supports up to eight enclosures only.NOTE: For more information about the single-port and multi-chain configurations, see thePowerVault system-specific manuals at dell.com/powervaultmanuals.9