8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter + retimer card
The following shows the cable connections for the 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5-inch Anybay
configuration with one retimer card and two 8i RAID/HBA adapters or one 16i RAID/HBA adapter
From To
Backplane 1: SAS 8i RAID/HBA adapter on PCIe slot 2:
• Gen 3: C0C1
• Gen 4: C0
16i RAID/HBA adapter on PCIe slot 2:
• Gen 3: C0C1
• Gen 4: C0
Backplane 2: SAS 8i RAID/HBA adapter on PCIe slot 3:
• Gen 3: C0C1
• Gen 4: C0
• Gen 3: C2C3
• Gen 4: C1
Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1, 2-3 Onboard: PCIe 1, PCIe 2
Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5, 6-7 Retimer card on PCIe slot 1: C0, C1
Connections between connectors:
1 ↔ 1 , 2 ↔ 2 , 3 ↔ 3 , ... n ↔ n
Figure 91. SAS/SATA cable routing
Figure 92. NVMe cable routing
Chapter 3. Internal cable routing 137