Intel SC5400LX User Manual

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Intel® Server Chassis SC5400 5U Kit TPS 
Chassis Interconnect 
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7.1.6 
IPMB cable for 6-Drive Bays (4-pin) 
The IPMB cable is used for communication between the backplane firmware and the 
baseboard. Communication events include fan control, drive insertion, drive removal, and drive 
failures. This interface is also used to update backplane firmware. 
 
 
Figure 40. IPMB Cable
 
 
7.1.7 
SES Cable for 6-Drive Bays (3-pin) 
The SES cable is a private I
2
C bus between IO controller (HW or SW RAID) and backplane 
used for enclosure management communication.  
 
 
Figure 41. SES Cable
 
 
 
7.1.8 
SGPIO Cable for 6-Drive Bays (4-pin)  
The SGPIO cable acts as an enclosure management interface between ESB2 and backplane 
that is used by SW RAID to provide basic array device status indication via visual LED’s. 
 
 
Figure 42. SGPIO Cable