The Universal SAS Cabling Guide provides the following maximum distances for SAS optical but makes no mention of a maximum distance for SAS copper.
If you are using SAS optical multimode breakout cables, the following parameters apply:
• The point-to-point (QSFP-to-QSFP) path of any multimode cable cannot exceed 150 meters
for OM4 and 100 meters for OM3.
• The total end-to-end path (sum of point-to-point paths from the controller to the last shelf)
cannot exceed 510 meters.
Just wondering if there is also a maximum for SAS copper.
Thanks,
Phil