To connect cables to the front and rear OCP interposer cards, see “OCP interposer cards” on page 297.
Connections between connectors:
1 ↔ 1 , 2 ↔ 2 , 3 ↔ 3 , ... n ↔ n
Figure 338. Signal cable routing to Trimode 16i adapter
From To
1 Backplane 1: SAS 1 16i adapter: C0
2 Backplane 2: SAS 2 16i adapter: C1
Two 8 x NVMe backplanes
This section provides cable routing information for the server model with two 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe front
backplanes.
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.
• “Onboard connectors” on page 342
• “Onboard connectors + Retimer card” on page 342
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