1  Backplane 1: SAS
1  8i adapter 
•  Gen 4: C0
•  Gen 3: C0C1
1  Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1
1  Onboard: PCIe 6
2  Backplane 2: NVMe 2-3
2  Onboard: PCIe 8
3  Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5
3  Onboard: PCIe 5
4  Backplane 2: NVMe 6-7
4  Onboard: PCIe 7
5  Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1
5  Retimer card: C0
6  Backplane 3: NVMe 2-3
6  Retimer card: C1
7  Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5
7  Onboard: PCIe 9
8  Backplane 3: NVMe 6-7
8  Onboard: PCIe 10, 11
Two 8 x SAS/SATA and one 8 x AnyBay (Gen 4) backplanes
This section provides cable routing information for the server model with two 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA and one 
8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay (Gen 4) 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
.
To connect signal cables for the front backplane(s), refer to the following cable routing scenarios depending 
on your server configuration.
• 
“32i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 415
•  “8i RAID/HBA adapters” on page 417
32i RAID/HBA adapter
The following shows the cable connections for the front (16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5-inch Gen 4 
AnyBay) configuration with one 32i RAID/HBA adapter.
To connect the processor interconnection cable when two processors are installed, see 
“Processor 
interconnection cable routing” on page 311
.
Connections between connectors: 
1  ↔  1 ,  2  ↔  2 ,  3  ↔  3 , ...  n  ↔  n
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