Figure 462. SAS/SATA cable routing Figure 463. NVMe cable routing
From To From To
1  Backplane 1: SAS 0, 
SAS 1
16i adapter 
•  Gen 4: C0
•  Gen 3: C0C1
1  Backplane 1: NVMe 8-9
Onboard: PCIe 2
2  Backplane 4: SAS
•  Gen 4: C1
•  Gen 3: C2
2  Backplane 1: NVMe 10- 
11
Onboard: PCIe 1
12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA expander backplane
This section provides cable routing information for the server model with the 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA 
expander backplane.
• 
“Front backplane: 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA” on page 438
•  “Front + rear backplanes: 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + 2 x 3.5"/4 x 3.5" SAS/SATA” on page 439
•  “Front + middle + rear backplanes: 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 3.5" SAS/SATA+ 4 x 3.5" SAS/SATA” on 
page 441
Front backplane: 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA
This topic provides cable routing information for the front 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA expander backplane.
8i adapter
Connections between connectors: 
1  ↔  1 ,  2  ↔  2 ,  3  ↔  3 , ...  n  ↔  n
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