Figure 349. Signal cable routing
Figure 350. Power cable routing
From To From To
1 Backplane 4: SAS 0 CFF expander
• C4
1 Backplane 4: PWR
• Onboard: backplane
power
• Onboard: backplane
sideband
• Riser 1: PWR
2 Backplane 4: SAS 1
• C5
Front + middle backplanes: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5"/8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA
This topic provides cable routing information for the 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front backplane and one or two
4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA rear backplanes.
•
“24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA” on page 357
• “24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA” on page 361
24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA
This topic provides cable routing information for the 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA front backplane and one 4 x
2.5-inch SAS/SATA middle backplane.
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 362
• “16i RAID/HBA adapters” on page 363
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