Figure 455. Cable routing to CFF adapter
Figure 456. NVMe cable routing
From To From To
1  Backplane 1: SAS 1  CFF adapter 
•  C0
•  C1
1  Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1
1  Onboard: PCIe 6
2  Backplane 2: SAS 2  CFF adapter 
•  C2
•  C3
2  Backplane 3: NVMe 2-3
2  Onboard: PCIe 8
3  CFF adapter: MB (CFF 
INPUT)
3  Onboard: PCIe 5
3  Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5
3  Onboard: PCIe 9
4  CFF adapter: PWR 4  Onboard: CFF RAID/ 
HBA PWR
4  Backplane 3: NVMe 6-7
4  Onboard: PCIe 10, 11
Two 8 x SAS/SATA and one 8 x NVMe (Gen 5) 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 5) 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
•  “8i RAID/HBA adapter + Retimer card” on page 427
•  “16i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 423
•  “16i RAID/HBA adapter + Retimer card” on page 429
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