24 x 2.5-inch front drive bays (NVMe)
This section provides cable routing information for the server model with 24 x 2.5-inch front drive bays 
(NVMe).
The server model is configured with three 8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay backplanes (BP 1, BP 2, and BP 3). Below lists 
all supported configurations with these three front drive backplanes.
Note: The AnyBay backplanes are used as pure NVMe backplanes.
Configuration
Mid or Rear BP
Storage controller
Qty.
Type
Qty. Type
Config. 1
3 PCIe switch
Config. 2
2 Mid: 4 x 2.5'' NVMe 4 PCIe switch
Depending on your server configurations, refer to one of the following sections for cable routing information. 
• 
Configuration 1: front drive bays only
•  Configuration 2: front drive bays and mid drive bays
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