Configuration 4 to 9: (front drive bays and rear drive bays)
Front: one 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane
Rear: one 2 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane/4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane/4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA
backplane
Configuration
option
Front BP Rear BP
Storage controller
SFF 16i RAID/HBA SFF 8i RAID
4/6/8
SAS 0, SAS
1
Gen 4: C 0
Gen3: C 0/C 1
SAS 2 BP 4: SAS
Gen 4: C 1
Gen3: C 2/C 3
5/7/9
SAS 0, SAS
1
Gen 4: C 0
Gen3: C 0/C 1
SAS 2
Gen 4: C 1
Gen3: C 2
BP 4: SAS
Gen 4: C 0
Gen3: C 0
The following illustration shows the cable routing for the configuration 6, the routing for the other
configurations is similar. Connections between connectors:
1 ↔ 1 , 2 ↔ 2 , 3 ↔ 3 , ... n ↔ n
Note: For models that support Gen 3 and Gen4 adapters at the same slot, the illustration shows only the
cable routing information for Gen 4 adapters, the routing and connector information is similar for Gen 3
adapters.
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