Supermicro 6 Bay 2.5" SFF Hybrid Backplane (4x SAS/SATA + 2x NVMe for PCIe 3.0 x4)
Manufacturer: Supermicro
Part Number: BPN-SAS3-F418-B6N2
Type: Hybrid SAS/SATA/NVMe Hot-Swap Backplane
Platform: Supermicro FatTwin F418 Series
Overview
The Supermicro BPN-SAS3-F418-B6N2 is a 6-bay hybrid storage backplane designed for Supermicro FatTwin server nodes. It provides support for both traditional SAS/SATA storage and high-performance NVMe SSDs, allowing flexible storage configurations in enterprise, virtualization, cloud, and HPC environments.
Technical Specifications
Drive Support
- 6 x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays
- 4 x SAS3/SATA3 drive bays (Ports 0-3)
- 2 x Hybrid NVMe drive bays (Ports 4-5)
- Supports:
- SAS HDDs and SSDs
- SATA HDDs and SSDs
- NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 SSDs
Interface Speeds
-
SAS-3: Up to 12Gb/s
-
SATA-3: Up to 6Gb/s
-
NVMe: PCIe 3.0 x4 (up to 32Gbps per drive)
Backplane Connectivity
- 1 x Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8643) connector for SAS/SATA drives
- 2 x NVMe connectors for PCIe Gen3 x4 connectivity
- Sideband management connection for enclosure monitoring and drive status reporting
Hot-Swap Features
- Hot-swappable drive support
- Drive presence detection
- Drive activity LEDs
- Drive fault LEDs
- Enclosure management support
Port Configuration
| Port |
Drive Type |
| Port 0 |
SAS3 / SATA3 |
| Port 1 |
SAS3 / SATA3 |
| Port 2 |
SAS3 / SATA3 |
| Port 3 |
SAS3 / SATA3 |
| Port 4 |
NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 or SAS/SATA |
| Port 5 |
NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 or SAS/SATA |
Physical and Electrical Specifications
- 2 x onboard power connectors
- Enterprise-grade hot-swap backplane design
- Compact form factor designed specifically for FatTwin node trays
- Integrated controller logic for drive mapping and status monitoring
- Supports activity and fault LED indicators per drive bay
Equipment Compatibility
Compatible Chassis
- Supermicro CSE-F418 Series
- Supermicro FatTwin F418 Platforms
- Selected SYS-F618 Series systems
- Selected SYS-F628 Series systems
Compatible Server Nodes
- FatTwin compute nodes configured with 6-bay 2.5-inch storage options
- Multi-node FatTwin drawer assemblies
Compatible Storage Controllers
SAS / SATA Controllers
- Broadcom / LSI SAS HBAs
- LSI SAS3008
- LSI SAS3108
- Onboard SAS controllers
- Onboard SATA controllers
NVMe Controllers
- Motherboards with NVMe OCuLink support
- Motherboards with SlimSAS support
- PCIe NVMe adapter cards
- Direct PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe connections
Compatible Drive Types
SAS Drives
- 12Gb/s SAS SSDs
- 12Gb/s SAS HDDs
- Enterprise dual-port SAS SSDs
Example:
- Dell JR1HP / 0JR1HP 3.84TB SAS SSD
- Samsung PM1633a 3.84TB SAS SSD
SATA Drives
- 2.5-inch SATA SSDs
- 2.5-inch SATA HDDs
NVMe Drives
- U.2 NVMe SSDs
- Enterprise PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe SSDs
- Hot-swap NVMe SSDs supported by the host system
Not Compatible With
This backplane is designed specifically for FatTwin platforms and is generally not compatible with:
- Standard Supermicro 1U servers
- Standard Supermicro 2U servers
- Standard Supermicro 4U storage servers
- SC826 series chassis
- SC846 series chassis
- Generic rackmount server chassis
Key Features
- 6 x 2.5" hot-swap drive support
- Hybrid storage architecture
- 4 x SAS3/SATA3 bays
- 2 x NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 bays
- SAS 12Gb/s support
- SATA 6Gb/s support
- Hot-swappable drives
- Enterprise storage deployment
- FatTwin platform compatibility
- Enclosure management and status LEDs
Product Description
Supermicro BPN-SAS3-F418-B6N2 6-Bay 2.5" SFF Hybrid Backplane supporting 4 SAS/SATA drive bays and 2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 drive bays. Designed for Supermicro FatTwin F418 platform servers, this enterprise-class hot-swap backplane provides flexible support for SAS, SATA, and NVMe storage devices, making it ideal for virtualization, cloud, database, and high-performance computing environments. Compatible with SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s, and NVMe Gen3 x4 storage solutions.
