Hard Drive Enclosure
Hard Drive Enclosure brings together the boxes and cages that hold drives: 12Gb/s SAS expansion shelves like HPE's D3610, array-specific expansion enclosures for 3PAR 8000 and Nimble systems, compact JBODs such as QNAP's TL-D800S, and internal drive cages that add bays to servers like the ProLiant DL380 G6. Array expansion shelves only attach to their own array family, while general-purpose JBODs work with any SAS or SATA host adapter that supports external enclosures.
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Buying guide
Expansion shelves and cages
Array shelves
3PAR, Nimble and similar expansion enclosures are designed and supported only behind their own controllers; they're not general-purpose JBODs.
Internal drive cages
Adding a cage usually also needs a backplane, cables and enough controller ports or an expander. Check the server's options guide first.
Cabling
External shelves use mini-SAS (SFF-8088) or mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) cables. The two connectors aren't interchangeable.
Hard Drive Enclosure
Frequently asked questions
Can a 3PAR or Nimble expansion shelf be used as a standalone JBOD?
Not practically. Those shelves are built to sit behind their array controllers and aren't supported elsewhere.
What else do I need to add a drive cage to my server?
Usually a matching backplane and cables, and sometimes an extra controller or SAS expander, depending on how many bays the server already drives.
