Riser 3/4/5 + 8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter + Retimer card
The following shows the cable connections for the 8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay configuration with riser 3, 4, and 5,
one 8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter, and one retimer card.
To connect riser 3 and riser 4 cables, see
“Riser 3/4 cage” on page 306.
To connect riser 5 cables, see
“Riser 5 cage” on page 309.
Connections between connectors:
1 ↔ 1 , 2 ↔ 2 , 3 ↔ 3 , ... n ↔ n
Backplane cable routing
Figure 307. SAS/SATA cable routing
Figure 308. NVMe cable routing
From To From To
1 Backplane 1: SAS 1 8i/16i adapter
• Gen 4: C0
• Gen 3: C0C1
1 Backplane 1: NVMe 0-1
1 Onboard: PCIe 5
2 Backplane 1: NVMe 2-3
2 Onboard: PCIe 7
3 Backplane 1: NVMe 4-5
3 Retimer card: C0
4 Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7
4 Retimer card: C1
6 x SAS/SATA + 2 x AnyBay
This topic provides cable routing information for the 6 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 2 x 2.5-inch AnyBay
configuration.
• “Onboard connectors” on page 322
• “8i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 323
Chapter 6. Internal cable routing 321