Figure 447. SAS/SATA cable routing Figure 448. NVMe cable routing
From To From To
1  Backplane 1: SAS 1  8i adapter: C0
1  Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1
1  Retimer card: C0
2  Backplane 2: SAS 2  8i adapter: C0
2  Backplane 3: NVMe 2-3
2  Retimer card: C1
3  Backplane 3: SAS 3  8i adapter: C0
3  Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5
3  Onboard: PCIe 9
4  Backplane 3: NVMe 6-7
4  Onboard: PCIe 10, 11
Two 8 x SAS/SATA and one 8 x NVMe (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 NVMe (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.
• 
“8i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 421
•  “16i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 423
•  “CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 425
8i 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 
NVMe) configuration with two 8i RAID/HBA adapters.
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