Front backplanes: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA
This topic provides cable routing information for the 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration.
To connect power cables for the front backplane(s), refer to
“Backplanes: server models with 2.5-inch front
drive bays” on page 297
.
To connect signal cables for the front backplane(s), refer to the following cable routing scenarios depending
on your server configuration.
•
“32i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 334
• “8i RAID/HBA adapters” on page 337
• “8i + 16i RAID/HBA adapters” on page 338
• “CFF expander + 8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 336
• “CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter + CFF expander” on page 335
32i RAID/HBA adapter
The following shows the cable connections for the 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with one 32i RAID/
HBA adapter.
Connections between connectors:
1 ↔ 1 , 2 ↔ 2 , 3 ↔ 3 , ... n ↔ n
Figure 321. SAS/SATA cable routing to 32i adapter
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