The BPN-SAS3-846EL1-N8 backplane has been designed to utilize the most up-to-date technology available, providing your system with reliable, high-quality performance. Always refer to the Supermicro website at www.supermicro.com for the latest up-dates, compatible parts and supported configurations. 2-1. BPN-SAS3-846EL Backplane User's Guide 1-3 An Important Note to Users All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest back-plane revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual. 1-4 Introduction to the BPN-SAS3-846EL.
Edit Typo: BPN-SAS3-846ELI to BPN-SAS3-846EL1 thank you @ari2asem Hypervisor: ESXi 6.7 U2 SAN: FreeNAS-11.2 U5 Case: Corsair Graphite Series 780T White Full-Tower x3 included AF140L 140mm fans and x6 3.5" Bays Extra Bays: Custom fit x2 Silverstone 5.25" to 3.5" Drive bay bracket and add Silverstone FP58 Black 5.25". The SuperMicro 36x Bay 4U PLEX Media Server with SAS3 Backplane is a high-capacity server chassis that can accommodate up to 36 hot-swappable 3.5" SAS/SATA drives with 12Gbps throughput 1. The chassis also features 7 low-profile expansion slots and 7 8cm hot-swap 13.5Krpm cooling fans with an adjustable air shroud 1.