Riser 5 + OCP interposer cards + 8i RAID/HBA adapters
The following shows the cable connections for the front (8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay)
configuration with riser 5, front and rear OCP interposer cards, and two rear 8i RAID/HBA adapters.
To connect riser 5 cables, see
“Riser 5 cage” on page 309.
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
Backplane cable routing
Figure 349. SAS/SATA cable routing
Figure 350. NVMe cable routing
From To From To
1 Backplane 1: SAS 1 8i adapter: C0
1 Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1
1 Onboard: PCIe 4
2 Backplane 2: SAS 2 8i adapter: C0
2 Backplane 2: NVMe 2-3
2 Onboard: PCIe 3
3 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5
3 Onboard: PCIe 2
4 Backplane 2: NVMe 6-7
4 Onboard: PCIe 1
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