Backplane for ten 2.5-inch hot-swap drives
Use this section to understand the connectors on the backplane and the internal cable routing for server models with ten 2.5-inch hot-swap drives.
Figure 1. Connectors on the backplane for ten 2.5-inch hot-swap drives
| 1 SAS 2 connector | 2 SAS 1 connector | 3 Power connector | 4 SAS 0 connector |
| 5 NVMe 1 connector | 6 NVMe 0 connector | 7 NVMe 3 connector | 8 NVMe 2 connector |
Server models with six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, four 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives, and one 16i RAID adapter
Note
NVMe drives are only supported in drive bays 6–9.
Figure 2. Cable routing for server models with six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, four 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives, and one 16i RAID adapter
| Cable | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Power cable | Power connector on the backplane | Backplane power connector 1 and backplane power connector 2 on the system board |
| 2 NVMe signal cable | NVMe 0, NVMe 1, NVMe 2, and NVMe 3 connectors on the backplane | NVMe 0-1 connector and NVMe 2-3 connector on the system board |
| 3 SAS signal cable* | SAS 0, SAS 1, and SAS 2 connectors on the backplane | HBA/RAID adapter:
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Note
*When Gen 4 HBA/RAID adapter is installed, ensure you use Gen 4 SAS signal cable (ThinkSystem SR570/SR630 2.5" AnyBay 10-Bay X40 RAID Cable Kit).
Server models with six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, four 2.5-inch NVMe drives, and one 8i RAID adapter
Note
NVMe drives are only supported in drive bays 6–9.
Figure 3. Cable routing for server models with six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, four 2.5-inch NVMe drives, and one 8i RAID adapter
| Cable | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Power cable | Power connector on the backplane | Backplane power connector 1 and backplane power connector 2 on the system board |
| 2 NVMe signal cable | NVMe 0, NVMe 1, NVMe 2, and NVMe 3 connectors on the backplane | NVMe 0-1 connector and NVMe 2-3 connector on the system board |
| 3 SAS signal cable* | SAS 0 and SAS 1 connectors on the backplane | HBA/RAID adapter:
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Note
*When Gen 4 HBA/RAID adapter is installed, ensure you use Gen 4 SAS signal cable (ThinkSystem SR530/SR570/SR630 2.5" SAS/SATA 8-Bay X40 RAID Cable Kit).
Server models with six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, four 2.5-inch NVMe drives, one 16i RAID adapter, and one 1610-4P NVMe switch adapter
Note
NVMe drives are only supported in drive bays 6–9.
This configuration is supported in server models installed with one processor.
Figure 4. Cable routing for server models with six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives, four 2.5-inch NVMe drives, one 16i RAID adapter in PCIe slot 1, and one 1610-4P NVMe switch adapter in PCIe slot 2
| Cable | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Power cable | Power connector on the backplane | Backplane power connector 1 and backplane power connector 2 on the system board |
| 2 NVMe signal cable | NVMe 0, NVMe 1, NVMe 2, and NVMe 3 connectors on the backplane | C0, C1, C2, and C3 connectors on the NVMe switch adapter installed in PCIe slot 2 |
| 3 SAS signal cable* | SAS 0, SAS 1 and SAS 2 connectors on the backplane | HBA/RAID adapter installed in PCIe slot 1:
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Note
*When Gen 4 HBA/RAID adapter is installed, ensure you use Gen 4 SAS signal cable (ThinkSystem SR570/SR630 2.5" AnyBay 10-Bay X40 RAID Cable Kit).
Server models with four 2.5-inch NVMe drives and no RAID adapter
Note
NVMe drives are only supported in drive bays 6–9.
Figure 5. Cable routing for server models with four 2.5-inch NVMe drives, and no RAID adapter
| Cable | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Power cable | Power connector on the backplane | Backplane power connector 1 and backplane power connector 2 on the system board |
| 2 NVMe signal cable | NVMe 0, NVMe 1, NVMe 2, and NVMe 3 connectors on the backplane | NVMe 0-1 connector and NVMe 2-3 connector on the system board |
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