{"product_id":"supermicro-6-bay-2-5-sff-hybrid-backplane-4x-sas-sata-2x-nvme-for-pcie-3-0-x4-bpn-sas3-f418-b6n2","title":"Supermicro 6 Bay 2.5\" SFF Hybrid Backplane (4x SAS\/SATA + 2x NVMe for PCIe 3.0 x4) BPN-SAS3-F418-B6N2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=us-ascii\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003ea {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSupermicro 6 Bay 2.5\" SFF Hybrid Backplane (4x SAS\/SATA + 2x NVMe for PCIe 3.0 x4)\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Supermicro\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e BPN-SAS3-F418-B6N2\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hybrid SAS\/SATA\/NVMe Hot-Swap Backplane\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlatform:\u003c\/strong\u003e Supermicro FatTwin F418 Series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOverview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDrive Support\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e6 x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e4 x SAS3\/SATA3 drive bays (Ports 0-3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e2 x Hybrid NVMe drive bays (Ports 4-5)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSupports:\n\t\u003cul\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli\u003eSAS HDDs and SSDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli\u003eSATA HDDs and SSDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli\u003eNVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 SSDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eInterface Speeds\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSAS-3:\u003c\/strong\u003e Up to 12Gb\/s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSATA-3:\u003c\/strong\u003e Up to 6Gb\/s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNVMe:\u003c\/strong\u003e PCIe 3.0 x4 (up to 32Gbps per drive)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBackplane Connectivity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e1 x Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8643) connector for SAS\/SATA drives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e2 x NVMe connectors for PCIe Gen3 x4 connectivity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSideband management connection for enclosure monitoring and drive status reporting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHot-Swap Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHot-swappable drive support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDrive presence detection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDrive activity LEDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDrive fault LEDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEnclosure management support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePort Configuration\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ctable node=\"[object Object]\"\u003e\n\t\u003ctbody\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePort\u003c\/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDrive Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePort 0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSAS3 \/ SATA3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePort 1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSAS3 \/ SATA3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePort 2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSAS3 \/ SATA3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePort 3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSAS3 \/ SATA3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePort 4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eNVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 or SAS\/SATA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePort 5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eNVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 or SAS\/SATA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\t\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePhysical and Electrical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e2 x onboard power connectors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEnterprise-grade hot-swap backplane design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCompact form factor designed specifically for FatTwin node trays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIntegrated controller logic for drive mapping and status monitoring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSupports activity and fault LED indicators per drive bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEquipment Compatibility\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCompatible Chassis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSupermicro CSE-F418 Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSupermicro FatTwin F418 Platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSelected SYS-F618 Series systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSelected SYS-F628 Series systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCompatible Server Nodes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eFatTwin compute nodes configured with 6-bay 2.5-inch storage options\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMulti-node FatTwin drawer assemblies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCompatible Storage Controllers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSAS \/ SATA Controllers\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBroadcom \/ LSI SAS HBAs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLSI SAS3008\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLSI SAS3108\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOnboard SAS controllers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOnboard SATA controllers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eNVMe Controllers\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMotherboards with NVMe OCuLink support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMotherboards with SlimSAS support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePCIe NVMe adapter cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDirect PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe connections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCompatible Drive Types\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSAS Drives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e12Gb\/s SAS SSDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e12Gb\/s SAS HDDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEnterprise dual-port SAS SSDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExample:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDell JR1HP \/ 0JR1HP 3.84TB SAS SSD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSamsung PM1633a 3.84TB SAS SSD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSATA Drives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e2.5-inch SATA SSDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e2.5-inch SATA HDDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eNVMe Drives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eU.2 NVMe SSDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEnterprise PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe SSDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHot-swap NVMe SSDs supported by the host system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eNot Compatible With\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis backplane is designed specifically for FatTwin platforms and is generally not compatible with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eStandard Supermicro 1U servers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eStandard Supermicro 2U servers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eStandard Supermicro 4U storage servers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSC826 series chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSC846 series chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eGeneric rackmount server chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e6 x 2.5\" hot-swap drive support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHybrid storage architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e4 x SAS3\/SATA3 bays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e2 x NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 bays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSAS 12Gb\/s support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSATA 6Gb\/s support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHot-swappable drives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEnterprise storage deployment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eFatTwin platform compatibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEnclosure management and status LEDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSupermicro 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Supermicro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55871458279497,"sku":"BPN-SAS3-F418-B6N2","price":189.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/3868\/3209\/files\/200cc91d-8ed0-50e1-a426-36c7e5dfbb57.png?v=1785941157","url":"https:\/\/parts.theserverstore.com\/products\/supermicro-6-bay-2-5-sff-hybrid-backplane-4x-sas-sata-2x-nvme-for-pcie-3-0-x4-bpn-sas3-f418-b6n2","provider":"The Server Store Parts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}