• “CFF expander + 8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 391
• “CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter + CFF expander” on page 393
32i + 8i RAID/HBA adapter
The following shows the cable connections for the front 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + middle 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/
SATA+ rear 4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with one 32i RAID adapter and one 8i RAID/HBA adapter.
Connections between connectors:
1 ↔ 1 , 2 ↔ 2 , 3 ↔ 3 , ... n ↔ n
Front backplane cable routing
Figure 412. SAS/SATA cable routing to 32i adapter
From To
1 Backplane 1: SAS 1 32i adapter: C0
2 Backplane 2: SAS 2 32i adapter: C1
3 Backplane 3: SAS 3 32i adapter: C2
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