One 8 x AnyBay backplane
This section provides cable routing information for the server model with one 8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay front drive
backplane.
To connect power cables for the front backplane(s), refer to “Backplanes: server models with 2.5-inch front
drive bays” on page 163
.
To connect signal cables for the backplane(s), refer to the following cable routing scenarios depending on
your server configuration.
• “8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 169
• “6 x SAS/SATA + 2 x NVMe” on page 171
– “Onboard connector” on page 172
– “8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 173
8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter
The following shows the cable connections for the 8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay configuration with one 8i/16i RAID/
HBA adapter.
Connections between connectors:
1 ↔ 1 , 2 ↔ 2 , 3 ↔ 3 , ... n ↔ n
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