Onboard connectors + 8i RAID adapter (Trimode)
The following shows the cable connections for the 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5-inch Anybay
configuration with one Trimode 8i RAID adapter for U.3 drives.
From To
Backplane 1: SAS Onboard: SATA 0, SATA 1
Backplane 2: SAS Trimode 8i RAID adapter on PCIe slot 2: C0
Connections between connectors:
1 ↔ 1 , 2 ↔ 2 , 3 ↔ 3 , ... n ↔ n
Figure 93. Cable routing for the 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5-inch Anybay configuration with one Trimode 8i RAID
adapter
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