24 x 2.5-inch front drive bays (SAS/SATA)
This section provides cable routing information for the server model with 24 x 2.5-inch front drive bays (SAS/
SATA).
The server model is configured with three 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane (BP 1, BP 2, and BP 3). Below
lists all supported configurations with these three front drive backplanes.
Configuration
Mid or Rear BP
Storage controller
Qty.
Type
Qty. Type
Config. 1
2
CFF 16i RAID/HBA
CFF 36i RAID Expander
Config. 2
2
SFF 8i RAID/HBA
CFF 36i RAID Expander
Config. 3
3 SFF 8i RAID/HBA
Config. 4
1 SFF 32i RAID
Config. 5
1 Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA 2
CFF 16i RAID/HBA
CFF 36i RAID Expander
Config. 6
1 Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA 2
SFF 8i RAID/HBA
CFF 36i RAID Expander
Config. 7
1 Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA 4 SFF 8i RAID/HBA
Config. 8
1 Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA 1 SFF 32i RAID
Config. 9
3
Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA
Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA
Rear: 8 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA
2
CFF 16i RAID/HBA
CFF 36i RAID Expander
Config. 10
3
Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA
Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA
Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA
2
CFF 16i RAID/HBA
CFF 36i RAID Expander
Config. 11
3
Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA
Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA
Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA
2
SFF 8i RAID/HBA
CFF 36i RAID Expander
Depending on your server configurations, refer to one of the following sections for cable routing information.
•
Configuration 1 to 4: front drive bays only
• Configuration 5 to 8: front drive bays and rear drive bays
• Configuration 9 to 11: front drive bays, mid drive bays, and rear drive bays
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