IBM 46K6948 server / storage / networking hardware HDD

The IBM 46K6948 is an 8-slot SAS small-form-factor (SFF) DASD media backplane with an external SATA/SAS port, the type of backplane that carries a Power Systems server’s 2.5-inch hard drives and presents them to the system’s SAS controller. Backplanes of this configuration are used across IBM’s Power6 and Power7 mid-range chassis wherever 8 SFF drive bays are fitted, and this specific unit’s host model is identified at the family level, by its bay count and connector type, rather than pinned to one named chassis. They are the part replaced when a drive bay or backplane connector faults independently of the drives themselves. Tech-Star is UK-based and ships worldwide. Confirm your system uses an 8-slot SFF SAS drive cage with an external SAS port before ordering, since DASD backplanes vary by slot count and connector across the Power Systems range.