Riser 3/4/5 + 8i RAID/HBA adapter + Retimer card
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 3, 4, and 5, two 8i RAID/HBA adapters, 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 353. SAS/SATA cable routing
Figure 354. NVMe cable routing
From To From To
1 Backplane 1: SAS 1 8i adapter: C0
1 Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1
1 Onboard: PCIe 5
2 Backplane 2: SAS 2 8i adapter: C0
2 Backplane 2: NVMe 2-3
2 Onboard: PCIe 7
3 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5
3 Retimer card: C0
4 Backplane 2: NVMe 6-7
4 Retimer card: C1
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