Cable From To
4 NVMe signal cable for front
backplane
NVMe 6–7 connector on the front
backplane
PCIe connector 4 on the system
board
5 NVMe signal cable for front
backplane
NVMe 8–9 connector on the front
backplane
PCIe connector 5 on the system
board
6 SAS signal cable for front
backplane
SAS/SATA 0–3 and SAS/SATA 4–7
connectors on the front backplane
C0 and C1 connectors on RAID
adapter in PCIe slot 1
7 SAS signal cable for front
backplane
SAS/SATA 8–9 connector on the front
backplane
C2 connector on RAID adapter in
PCIe slot 1
8 SAS signal cable for rear
backplane
SAS connector on the rear backplane C3 connector on RAID adapter in
PCIe slot 1
Ten 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives, rear NVMe drive assembly and one 16i RAID adapter
Note: The cable routing illustration is based on the scenario that the rear hot-swap drive cage is installed.
Depending on the model, the rear hot-swap drive cage might not be available on your server.
Figure 50. Cable routing for server model with ten 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives, rear NVMe drive assembly and one
16i RAID adapter
Note: RAID adapter can be installed in PCIe slot 1 or internal riser assembly.
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