To connect power cables for the front backplane(s), refer to “Backplanes: server models with 2.5-inch front
drive bays” on page 312
.
To connect signal cables for the front backplane(s), refer to the following cable routing scenarios depending
on your server configuration.
•
“Front backplanes: 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA” on page 331
• “Front + rear backplanes: 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA” on page 334
• “Front + middle backplanes: 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5"/8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA” on page 335
• “Front + middle + rear backplanes: 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA” on
page 337
Front backplanes: 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA
This topic provides cable routing information for the server model with two 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA front
backplanes.
•
“Onboard connectors” on page 331
• “16i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 332
• “CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 333
Onboard connectors
The following shows the cable connections for the 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with onboard
connectors.
To connect riser 3 and riser 4 cables when two processors are installed, see
“Riser 3/4 cage” on page 306.
To connect riser 5 cables when two processors are installed, see
“Riser 5 cage” on page 309.
Connections between connectors:
1 ↔ 1 , 2 ↔ 2 , 3 ↔ 3 , ... n ↔ n
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