Why do the SymplyPRO Thunderbolt and SymplyDIT Thunderbolt have SAS ports on the products labelled SAS IN?

At Symply we wanted to provide as much flexibility as possible in our products to help give you more tools. The SAS In (or Host) port can be used to connect other SAS devices to the host computer via our Thunderbolt connection. So for example you could use it to connect another LTO drive that has a SAS interface (we don’t mind if it is not ours), or you could attach a SAS disk system.

Using the SAS IN Port

The SAS IN Port is designed to allow the Symply LTO device to be used without a Thunderbolt connection as a SAS only device. In this scenario the Symply LTO device could be connected to a host computer that has a SAS host interface. 

Note that the host computer would need a compatible SAS host adapter, SAS cable, and driver to connect to the Symply LTO device.

We recommend using a SAS cable no longer than 2 m (6.5 ft).

The SAS IN port cannot be used to share the Symply LTO device between two computers at the same time, e.g. one via the Thunderbolt and another via the SAS connection. The interfaces can only be used independently and the Symply LTO device needs to be power cycled between changing the connections.

NOTE Symply LTO devices do not ship with a SAS cable, but they are available to purchase via Symply authorized resellers.

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