Cable routing with a CFF HBA/RAID adapter
The following table shows the mapping relationship between backplane connectors and system board/ 
adapter connectors when a 16i CFF HBA/RAID adapter is installed.
Table 34.  Mapping between backplane connectors and system board/adapter connectors when a 16i CFF HBA/RAID 
adapter is installed
Backplanes From To
Front BP (NVMe)
NVMe 0-1, 2-3
PCIe 1, PCIe 2
Front BP (SAS) SAS 0 C0
SAS 1 C1
SAS 2 C2
Rear BP (if any)
SAS C3
NVMe 0, NVMe 1
PCIe 6
Note: For power and input cable connection of the CFF HBA/RAID adapter, refer to “CFF HBA/RAID 
adapter” on page 57.
The following figure illustrates the cable routing for the configuration of 10 x 2.5-inch front drive bays (6 x 
SAS/SATA + 4 x AnyBay) with a 16i CFF RAID adapter and a rear 2 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive cage. 
Connections between connectors: 
1  ↔  1 ,  2  ↔  2 ,  3  ↔  3 , ...  n  ↔  n
Figure 33. Cable routing for 10 x 2.5-inch front drive bays (6 x SAS/SATA + 4 x AnyBay) with a 16i CFF RAID adapter and 
a rear 2 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive cage
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