Does anyone know what this port is?

[Metable]

So my server has a few of these ports and I can't seem to find out what they are. At first I thought it was some fibre port but now idk.

[Zagna]

Looks like SFF-8088 External mini-SAS?

[Windows7ge]

I have a theory but I'm not sure. Those two expansion cards, if you pop one out it will likely have markings on it that would enable you to google it.

[beersykins]

As above that looks like SFF-8088 for external SAS.  I have some similar ones on a H800 RAID card.

 

I'd take a look at the actual expansion card if you're able to and just pull the model off of that.

 

[Metable]

15 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

I have a theory but I'm not sure. Those two expansion cards, if you pop one out it will likely have markings on it that would enable you to google it.

Yh there are 4 of them and I tried searching the serial numbers but nothing came up. There is no branding either.

[Metable]

21 minutes ago, Zagna said:

Looks like SFF-8088 External mini-SAS?

 

7 minutes ago, beersykins said:

As above that looks like SFF-8088 for external SAS.  I have some similar ones on a H800 RAID card.

 

I'd take a look at the actual expansion card if you're able to and just pull the model off of that.

 

 

Thanks I think it is as the server is missing its SAS port as well.

[AbsoluteFool]

On 10/6/2018 at 4:51 PM, Metable said:

So my server has a few of these ports and I can't seem to find out what they are. At first I thought it was some fibre port but now idk.

Those can be either external HBA cards or RAID cards. Most likely used to connect a disk shelf of some sort. SFF-8088 would be the correct name of the connector.

My guess is that the previous owner used it with a Disk shelf or daisy chained something with them.

[gamerking]

On 10/6/2018 at 10:51 AM, Metable said:

So my server has a few of these ports and I can't seem to find out what they are. At first I thought it was some fibre port but now idk.

a photo of the card inside the case would help. those look like external SAS ports i have a Internal to external pci card , its either a HBA or RAID card or a passthur port from a internal cable to external cable for storage on another system .

 

the small one i think is mini SAS external same thing photo of inside would help from the looks , it might be the onboard from the MB since i can see a PCB thur the air holes