Mini sas forward/ reverse cables ?

[Mark Saad]

> On Mar 12, 2017, at 5:02 PM, Michael Fuckner <michael at fuckner.net> wrote:
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>> On 3/12/2017 9:54 PM, Mark Saad wrote:
>> All
>>  I read this post on zfs corruption and there is an interesting comment about cable types .
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>> http://changelog.complete.org/archives/9769-silent-data-corruption-is-real
>> The part of the story I found interesting was how the disks didn't show up in the controller bios .
> > I have that issue with a similar card on this server . So has anyone > ever seen this cabling issue ? Is it worth changing? How do I know
> > which cable I have ?
> 
> 
> it's pretty straight forward- if your controller is multilane and backplane single- you need a straight cable. This is the default!
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> If your controller is single and your backplane is multilane, your cable needs to be cross over. If it is working, there is no need to change.
> 

What sort of markings would I look for ? Are the connections different ? Also the post indicated it was something they overlooked on their initial buildout that gave them a working ( albeit poorly ) setup .

> Regards,
> Michael!
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