24 x Anybay front drive bays
This section provides cable routing information for the server model with 24 x 2.5-inch Anybay front drive 
bays.
8i RAID adapters (Trimode)
The following shows the cable connections for the 24 x 2.5-inch Anybay configuration with three Trimode 8i 
RAID adapters for U.3 drives.
From To
Backplane 1: SAS Trimode 8i RAID adapter on PCIe slot 2: C0
Backplane 2: SAS Trimode 8i RAID adapter on PCIe slot 3: C0
Backplane 3: SAS Trimode 8i RAID adapter on PCIe slot 5: C0
Connections between connectors: 
1  ↔  1 ,  2  ↔  2 ,  3  ↔  3 , ...  n  ↔  n
Figure 84. Cable routing for the 24 x 2.5-inch Anybay configuration with three Trimode 8i RAID adapters
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