2.5-inch drive backplane cable routing
Follow instructions in this section to route the cables for the 2.5-inch drive backplane.
Connections between connectors; 1↔1, 2↔2, 3↔3, ... n↔n
When routing the cables, make sure that all cables are routed appropriately through the corresponding cable guides and cable clips.
Drive backplane sideband and power cable routing
From (2.5-inch drive backplane) | To (system board) | Cable |
|---|---|---|
| 1Power connector | Drive backplane power connector | Power 2x4 pin to power 2x6 (4S/12P) pin (470 mm) |
| 2Sideband connector | Drive backplane sideband connector | Sideband 2x10 to sideband 2x10 (150 mm) |
NVMe cable routing
From (2.5-inch drive backplane) | To (system board) | Cable |
|---|---|---|
| 1NVMe 0-1 | NVMe 0-1 connector | MCIO x8 to MCIO x8 (100 mm) |
| 2NVMe 2-3 | NVMe 2-3 connector | MCIO x8 to MCIO x8 (100 mm) |
| 3NVMe 4-5 | NVMe 4-5 connector | MCIO x8 to MCIO x8 (100 mm) |
Onboard SATA cable routing
From (2.5-inch drive backplane) | To (system board) | Cable |
|---|---|---|
| 1aSAS/SATA 0-3 | 1SATA 0-5 connector | Low-profile SlimSAS x8 to 2 x SlimSAS x4 (115 mm / 65 mm) |
| 1bSAS/SATA 4-5 |
Internal CFF RAID SATA/SAS cable routing
From (system board, 2.5-inch drive backplane) | To (CFF RAID adapter) | Cable |
|---|---|---|
1 RAID power connector, system board | Power connector | Power 2x5 pin to power 2x5 pin (150 mm) |
2 RAID signal connector, system board | Signal connector | Low-profile SlimSAS x8 to SlimSAS x8 (150 mm) |
| 3SAS/SATA 0-3 | SAS/SATA C0 connector | SlimSAS x4 to SlimSAS x4 (560 mm) |
| 4SAS/SATA 4-5 | SAS/SATA C1 connector | SlimSAS x4 to SlimSAS x4 (460 mm) |
(Optional) If necessary, install the flash power module (see Install a flash power module); then, connect the flash power module cable and its extension cable to the CFF RAID adapter.
From (Flash power module) | To (CFF RAID adapter) | Cable |
|---|---|---|
| 1RAID flash power module connector | RAID flash power port on RAID adapter | Power 1x8 pin to power 1x8 pin |
8i RAID PCIe adapter SATA/SAS cable routing
From (2.5-inch drive backplane) | To (HBA/RAID adapter) | Cable |
|---|---|---|
| 1SAS/SATA 0-3 | SAS/SATA C0 connector | SlimSAS x8 to 2 x SlimSAS x4 (650 mm / 730 mm) |
| 2SAS/SATA 4-5 |