Supermicro 6048R-E1CR60N 30 Bay SAS-SATA Backplane BPN-SAS3-946SEL1
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- Specifications
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| Manufacturer Part Number | BPN-SAS3-946SEL1 |
| Manufacturer | Supermicro |
| Condition | Refurbished |
| Standard Warranty | 90 Day Replacement Warranty |
| Item Category | Backplanes |
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Supermicro 6048R-E1CR60N 30-Bay SAS/SATA Backplane
BPN-SAS3-946SEL1
The Supermicro BPN-SAS3-946SEL1 is a high-performance 30-bay SAS3/SATA3 backplane engineered for the Supermicro 6048R-E1CR60N 4U high-density storage server. Designed to support massive storage capacity with enterprise reliability, this backplane enables hot-swap connectivity for up to 30 x 3.5-inch drives, utilizing a single SAS expander for simplified cabling and scalable performance.
In the Supermicro 6048R-E1CR60N system, two BPN-SAS3-946SEL1 backplanes are combined to support a total of 60 front-accessible drive bays, making it an ideal solution for data-intensive workloads, software-defined storage, backup repositories, and large-scale enterprise deployments.
Backplane Specifications – BPN-SAS3-946SEL1
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Backplane Type: SAS/SATA Expander Backplane
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Drive Bays Supported: 30 x 3.5" LFF (per backplane)
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Interface Support:
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SAS3 (12Gb/s)
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SATA3 (6Gb/s)
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Expander: Single SAS expander per backplane
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Hot-Swap Support: Yes
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Chassis Compatibility: Supermicro SuperChassis CSE-946S
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Connectivity: Integrated data and power connectors (J1–J45 across paired backplanes)
Supermicro 6048R-E1CR60N Server Overview
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Form Factor: 4U Rackmount
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Chassis: CSE-946STS-R2K05P
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Motherboard: Supermicro X10DSC+
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Processor Support:
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Dual Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v3 / v4 (Socket LGA2011-3)
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Memory Support:
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24 DIMM slots
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Up to 3TB ECC 3DS LRDIMM or 768GB ECC RDIMM DDR4
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Drive Bays:
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60 x 3.5" front hot-swap SAS3/SATA3 (via dual backplanes)
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2 x 2.5" rear hot-swap SATA
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Optional NVMe expansion (up to 6 bays)
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Storage Controller:
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Broadcom 3108 SAS3 HW RAID (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,50,60)
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Expansion Slots:
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2 x PCIe 3.0 x16
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1 x PCIe 3.0 x8
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Networking: SIOM (Supermicro I/O Module) support
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Power Supply: Redundant 2000W Titanium-rated (96%+ efficiency)
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Cooling: 5 x 80mm hot-swap PWM fans
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Management: IPMI 2.0 with KVM-over-LAN
Ideal Use Cases
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High-density storage servers
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Software-defined storage (SDS)
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Backup and archival systems
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Media streaming and content delivery
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Enterprise and data center environments
Why Choose the Supermicro BPN-SAS3-946SEL1
The BPN-SAS3-946SEL1 backplane delivers exceptional storage density, reliability, and performance, making it a critical component of the Supermicro 6048R-E1CR60N platform. With SAS3 speeds, hot-swap support, and expander-based scalability, it is built to handle demanding enterprise workloads with ease.