To connect signal cables for the front backplane(s), refer to the following cable routing scenarios depending 
on your server configuration.
• 
“Front backplanes: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA” on page 363
•  “Front + rear backplanes: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5"/8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA/4 x 2.5" AnyBay” on page 
365
•  “Front + middle backplanes: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5"/8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA” on page 385
•  “Front + middle + rear backplanes: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA+ 4 x 2.5"/8 x 2.5" SAS/ 
SATA” on page 389
Front backplanes: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA
This topic provides cable routing information for the server model with three 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA front 
backplanes.
• 
“32i RAID adapter” on page 363
•  “8i RAID/HBA adapters” on page 364
•  “8i + 16i RAID/HBA adapters” on page 365
32i RAID adapter
The following shows the cable connections for the 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with one 32i RAID 
adapter.
Connections between connectors: 
1  ↔  1 ,  2  ↔  2 ,  3  ↔  3 , ...  n  ↔  n
Figure 372. SAS/SATA cable routing to 32i adapter
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