My motherboard (x11sph-nctpf) has two Oculink PCI-e x4 connectors. Supermicro sells an Oculink to four SATA breakout cable.
My reading suggests that the Oculink is NVME only and won't support SATA drives, but that the data interface is the same, except that U.2 drives have an additional power input.
My chassis (Supermicro 836) has the TQ backplane - direct signal passthrough. Will a U.2 drive fit in a SATA/SAS backplane, and will it get enough power to run, without the additional tab?
My reading suggests that the Oculink is NVME only and won't support SATA drives, but that the data interface is the same, except that U.2 drives have an additional power input.
My chassis (Supermicro 836) has the TQ backplane - direct signal passthrough. Will a U.2 drive fit in a SATA/SAS backplane, and will it get enough power to run, without the additional tab?