SAS Cable Sources

[IamSpartacus]

Where do you guys get your different SAS cables from? I'm looking for some SFF8087 to SATA cables of different length and the prices can very greatly from what I see.

 

[T_Minus]

ebay

supermicro or other branded part # to find the ones for cheap/in bulk.

 

[Deslok]

Monoprice carries them I haven't had any issues with theirs
Serial attached SCSI (SAS) Cables - Monoprice.com

 

[IamSpartacus]

Forgive my ignorance (haven't used many SAS cables), but what is the (what looks like an) 8-pin connector for that's in addition to the 4 x SATA connectors?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-SAS-SF...182984?hash=item35f1558f48:g:8nEAAOSwLqFV8CgR

 

[Terry Kennedy]

Forgive my ignorance (haven't used many SAS cables), but what is the (what looks like an) 8-pin connector for that's in addition to the 4 x SATA connectors?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-SAS-SF...182984?hash=item35f1558f48:g:8nEAAOSwLqFV8CgR

Sideband. Used by the controller to talk to the backplane for things like drive fault LEDs.

 

[Deslok]

I should remember to check amazon more often
Amazon.com: CableCreation Mini SAS 36Pin (SFF-8087) Male to 4 SATA 7Pin female Cable, Mini SAS Host/Controller to 4 SATA Target/Backplane, 0.5M: Computers & Accessories

 

[IamSpartacus]

Sideband. Used by the controller to talk to the backplane for things like drive fault LEDs.

Thank you. That sounds like something I'd want to have.