12 x 3.5-inch front drive bays (AnyBay)
This section provides cable routing information for the server model with 12 x 3.5-inch AnyBay front drive 
bays.
The server model is configured with one 12 x 3.5-inch AnyBay front drive backplane. Below lists all 
supported configurations with this front drive backplane.
Configuration
Mid/Rear BP
Storage controller
Qty. Type
Qt-
y.
Type
Config. 1
1 SFF 16i RAID/HBA
Config. 2
1 Rear: 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA 1 SFF 16i RAID/HBA
Config. 3
1 Rear: 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA 2
SFF 8i HBA 
+ SFF 16i RAID/HBA
Config. 4
2
Mid: 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA
Rear: 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA
1 SFF 32i RAID
Depending on your server configurations, refer to one of the following sections for cable routing information. 
• 
“Configuration 1: front drive bays only” on page 125
•  Configuration 2 and 3: front drive bays and rear drive bays
•  Configuration 4: front drive bays, mid drive bays, and rear drive bays
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