Server model: twelve 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, twelve 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives, one 8i RAID
adapter, one 16i RAID adapters, two NVMe switch adapters
Figure 62. Cable routing for server models with twelve 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, twelve 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe
drives, one 8i RAID adapter, one 16i RAID adapters, and two NVMe switch adapters
Cable From To
1 Power cable for front backplane 1 Power connector on front backplane
1
Backplane power connector 1 on the
system board
2 SAS signal cable for front
backplane 1
SAS 0 and SAS 1 connectors on front
backplane 1
C0 and C1 connectors on the 8i RAID
adapter installed on the RAID adapter
slot
3 NVMe signal cable for front
backplane 1
NVMe 0, NVMe 1, NVMe 2, and
NVMe 3 connectors on front
backplane 1
NVMe 0–1 and NVMe 2–3 connectors
on the system board
4 Power cable for front backplane 3 Power connector on front backplane
3
Backplane power connector 3 on the
system board
5 SAS signal cable for front
backplane 3
SAS 0 and SAS 1 connectors on front
backplane 3
C2 and C3 connectors on the 16i
RAID adapter installed in PCIe slot 4
6 NVMe signal cable for front
backplane 3
NVMe 0, NVMe 1, NVMe 2, and
NVMe 3 connectors on front
backplane 3
C0, C1, C2, and C3 connectors on
the NVMe switch adapter installed in
PCIe slot 1
7 SAS signal cable for front
backplane 2
SAS 0 and SAS 1 connectors on front
backplane 2
C0 and C1 connectors on the 16i
RAID adapter installed in PCIe slot 4
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