Lenovo ThinkSystem SR850 V2 - SAS;SATA Backplane Combinations

Note: Make sure to match the drive backplane and NVMe switch card connectors as following:
Table 18. Drive backplane and NVMe switch card connectors
AnyBay/NVMe drive backplane
connector
Switch card connector
0-1
C0
2-3
C1
4-5
C0
6-7
C1
Figure 26. Connecting cables to the NVMe switch cards
Step 3. Install the two adapters into corresponding slots on the x16/x16 PCIe riser card (see “Install an
adapter in the PCIe riser assembly” on page 163).
Note:
Table 19. NVMe switch cards and corresponding PCIe slot numbers
AnyBay/NVMe drive backplane
connectors which are connected to the
NVMe switch card
PCIe slot number
1
0-1, 2-3
Slot 5
2
4-5, 6-7
Slot 6
Step 4. Install the PCIe riser card (see “Install the PCIe riser assembly” on page 165).
SAS/SATA backplane combinations
Follow the instructions in this section to learn how do cable routing for combinations with SAS/SATA
backplanes.
See the following sections for cable routing combinations with only SAS/SATA drive backplanes.
• “One backplane” on page 53
• “Two backplanes” on page 56
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