Server model with six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives and four 2.5-inch NVMe 
drives
Use this section to understand the connectors on the backplane and the internal cable routing for server 
model with six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives and four 2.5-inch NVMe drives.
Figure 38. Connectors on the backplane for six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives and four 2.5-inch NVMe drives
1  SAS 2 connector 2  SAS 1 connector
3  Power connector
4  SAS 0 connector
5  NVMe 1 connector 6  NVMe 0 connector 7  NVMe 3 connector 8  NVMe 2 connector
Notes: 
•  NVMe drives are only supported in drive bays 6–9.
For power cable connection, see “Power/Sideband cable routing” on page 28.
Refer to the following cable routing for different configurations: 
Note: When the SAS/SATA backplanes are connected to PCIe connectors on the system board, only SATA 
drives are supported. No SAS drives are supported.
•  “Six 2.5-inch SATA drives and four 2.5-inch NVMe drives” on page 48
•  “Six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, four 2.5-inch NVMe drives and one 16i RAID adapter” on page 49
•  “Six 2.5-inch SATA drives, four 2.5-inch NVMe drives and rear SAS/SATA drive assembly” on page 50
•  “Six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, four 2.5-inch NVMe drives, rear SAS/SATA drive assembly and one 16i 
RAID adapter” on page 51
•  “Six 2.5-inch SATA drives, four 2.5-inch NVMe drives and rear NVMe drive assembly” on page 52
•  “Six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, four 2.5-inch NVMe drives, rear NVMe drive assembly and one 16i RAID 
adapter” on page 53
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