Front backplane: 8 SAS/SATA + 4 AnyBay
This topic provides cable routing information for the front (8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA + 4 x 3.5-inch AnyBay) 
configuration using the 12 x 3.5-inch AnyBay front backplane.
Connections between connectors: 
1  ↔  1 ,  2  ↔  2 ,  3  ↔  3 , ...  n  ↔  n
Cable routing when two processors installed
To connect the processor interconnection cable when two processors are installed, see 
“Processor 
interconnection cable routing” on page 311
.
Figure 502. SAS/SATA cable routing Figure 503. NVMe cable routing
From To From To
1  Backplane 1: SAS 0, 
SAS 1
1  16i adapter 
•  Gen 4: C0
•  Gen 3: C0C1
1  Backplane 1: NVMe 8-9
1  Onboard: PCIe 9
2  Backplane 1: SAS 2
2  16i adapter 
•  Gen 4: C1
•  Gen 3: C2
2  Backplane 1: NVMe 10- 
11
2  Onboard: PCIe 10, 11
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