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 NVMe)
configuration with riser 3, 4, and 5, one 8i 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 366. SAS/SATA cable routing
Figure 367. NVMe cable routing
From To From To
1 Backplane 1: SAS
1 8i adapter
• Gen 4: C0
• Gen 3: C0C1
1 Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1
1 Onboard: PCIe 5
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
One 8 x AnyBay and one 8 x NVMe backplanes
This section provides cable routing information for the server model with one 8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay and one 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.
Chapter 6. Internal cable routing 359
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