Server model: twelve 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, four 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives, the rear hot-
swap drive assembly, one 8i RAID adapter, one 16i RAID adapter
Figure 36. Cable routing for server models with twelve 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, four 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives,
the rear hot-swap drive assembly, one 8i RAID adapter, and one 16i RAID adapter
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 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
5 Power cable for front backplane 2 Power connector on front backplane
2
Backplane power connector 2 on the
system board
6 SAS signal cable for the rear hot-
swap drive assembly
Signal connector on the rear hot-
swap drive assembly
C2 connector on the 16i RAID
adapter installed in PCIe slot 4
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