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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