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Q&A Is it possible to build a passive many hosts to a single disk SATA splitter?

I don't find any of such cables, and the discussions on the web revolve around SATA being point-to-point and not designed for networked or shared storage. However, if one'd build a cable that is j...

1 answer  ·  posted 3mo ago by mavavilj‭  ·  last activity 3mo ago by absurdus‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar mavavilj‭ · 2024-09-15T07:28:04Z (3 months ago)
  • I don't find any of such cables, and the discussions on the web revolve around SATA being point-to-point and not designed for networked or shared storage.
  • However, if one'd build a cable that is just a passive Y cable where only one computer accesses a disk at a time, then is there a technical reason that prohibits such cable from working?
  • I don't find any of such cables, and the discussions on the web revolve around SATA being point-to-point and not designed for networked or shared storage.
  • However, if one'd build a cable that is just a passive Y cable where **only one computer accesses a disk at a time**, then is there a technical reason that prohibits such cable from working?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar mavavilj‭ · 2024-09-15T07:27:36Z (3 months ago)
Is it possible to build a passive many hosts to a single disk SATA splitter?
I don't find any of such cables, and the discussions on the web revolve around SATA being point-to-point and not designed for networked or shared storage.

However, if one'd build a cable that is just a passive Y cable where only one computer accesses a disk at a time, then is there a technical reason that prohibits such cable from working?