Figure 6. Drive bay configurations
Adapters and cabling
This section describes the adapter and cabling requirements for each of the five configurations. There are
two aspects of the server configuration that determine what adapters are needed:
For configurations with two SAS/SATA backplanes, you can select either one 16-port SAS/SATA
adapter or two 8-port SAS/SATA adapters
For AnyBay drive bays, cabling varies depending on whether the server has four processors and the
Processor and Memory Expansion Tray (with its two NVMe connectors) installed. If the server has
only two processors configured, then the NVMe ports are provided by a NVMe Switch adapter.
The five drive bay configurations are shown in the subsections below. Where there are different adapter
and cabling options, or for 2 or 4 processors, they are shown by the letters A, B, C, D. These configuration
numbers are also later references in the Field upgrades section.
1. 8x drive bays, all SAS/SATA
2. 8x drive bays, where 4 are AnyBay
3. 16x drive bays, all SAS/SATA
4. 16x drive bays, where 4 are AnyBay
5. 16x drive bays, where 8 are AnyBay
Tip: The adapters are described in detail in the Controllers for internal storage section.
1. 8 drive bays, all SAS/SATA
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