Server model: eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, eight 2.5-inch NVMe drives, the rear hot-swap drive
assembly, one 24i RAID adapter, one NVMe switch adapter
Figure 36. Cable routing for server models with eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, eight 2.5-inch NVMe drives, the rear hot-
swap drive assembly, one 24i RAID adapter, and one NVMe switch adapter
Cable
From To
1 Power cable for front backplane 1 Power connector on front backplane
1
Backplane power connector 1 on the
system board
2 SAS signal cable for front
backplane 1
SAS 0 and SAS 1 connectors on front
backplane 1
C0 and C1 connectors on the 24i
RAID adapter installed on PCIe slot 6
3 NVMe signal cable for front
backplane 1
NVMe 0, NVMe 1, NVMe 2, and
NVMe 3 connectors on front
backplane 1
NVMe 0–1 and NVMe 2–3 connectors
on the system board
4 NVMe signal cable for front
backplane 2
NVMe 0, NVMe 1, NVMe 2, and
NVMe 3 connectors on front
backplane 2
C0, C1, C2, and C3 connectors on
the NVMe switch adapter installed on
PCIe slot 5
5 SAS signal cable for front
backplane 2
SAS 0 and SAS 1 connectors on front
backplane 2
C2 and C3 connectors on the 24i
RAID adapter installed on PCIe slot 6
6 Power cable for front backplane 2 Power connector on front backplane
2
Backplane power connector 2 on the
system board
7 SAS signal cable for the rear hot-
swap drive assembly
Signal connector on the rear hot-
swap drive assembly
C4 connector on the 24i RAID
adapter installed on PCIe slot 6
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