CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter + onboard connectors
The following shows the cable connections for the 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe configuration 
with one CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter.
From To
Backplane 1: SAS CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter: C0, C1
CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter: MB Onboard: PCIe 5
CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter: PWR Onboard: RAID PWR
Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1, 2-3
Onboard: PCIe 1, PCIe 2
Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5, 6-7
Onboard: PCIe 3, PCIe 4
Connections between connectors: 
1  ↔  1 ,  2  ↔  2 ,  3  ↔  3 , ...  n  ↔  n
Figure 62. SAS/SATA cable routing
Figure 63. NVMe cable routing
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