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6 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5'' AnyBay (one processor)

See this section to understand the cable routing of 6 front SAS/SATA drives and 4 front AnyBay drives with 6 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5'' AnyBay backplane installed.

To connect cables for a 7mm drive backplane, refer to 7mm drive backplane.

To connect power cables for a backplane for standard 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drives, refer to Cable routing for backplane power.

To connect cables for M.2 drives, refer to M.2 drive backplane.

To connect signal cables for a backplane for standard 6 front SAS/SATA drives and 4 front AnyBay drives, refer to the following cable routing scenarios depending on your server configuration:

Cable routing for onboard configuration

The following tables show the mapping relationship between backplane connectors and processor board connectors for onboard configuration.

The following figure illustrates the cable routing for the configuration of 6 front SAS/SATA drives and 4 front AnyBay drives bays. Connections between connectors: 11, 22, 33, ... nn.

Figure 1. Cable routing for onboard configuration of 6 front SAS/SATA drives and 4 front AnyBay drives bays

Table 1. Mapping between one front AnyBay backplane and processor board for onboard configuration
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 01 SATA 0
2 SAS 1, SAS 22 SATA 1, SATA 2
Front BP (NVMe)3 NVMe 2–3, 0–13 PCIe 1, 2
Figure 2. Cable routing for onboard configuration of 6 front SAS/SATA drives and 4 front NVMe drives bays

Table 2. Mapping between one front AnyBay backplane and processor board for onboard configuration
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 01 SATA 0
2 SAS 12 SATA 1
Front BP (NVMe)3 NVMe 2–3, 0–13 PCIe 1, PCIe 2

Cable routing with an SFF HBA/RAID adapter

The following tables show the mapping relationship between backplane connectors and a 16i SFF HBA/RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4).

Figure 3. Cable routing for 6 front SAS/SATA drives and 4 front AnyBay drives bays with a 16i SFF RAID adapter (Gen 4)

Table 3. Mapping between one front AnyBay backplane and an SFF HBA/RAID adapter
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 0, SAS 11 C0
Front BP (NVMe)2 NVMe 2–3, 0–12 PCIe 1, 2
Front BP (SAS)3 SAS 23 C1
Figure 4. Cable routing for 6 front SAS/SATA drives and 4 front AnyBay drives bays and a 16i SFF RAID adapter (Gen 4) with 2 x 2.5 rear SAS/SATA drives installed

Table 4. Mapping between one front AnyBay and one rear SAS/SATA backplanes and an SFF HBA/RAID adapter
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 0, SAS 11 C0
Front BP (NVMe)2 NVMe 2–3, 0–12 PCIe 1, 2
Front and Rear BP (SAS)3 SAS 2 (front), SAS (rear)3 C1
Figure 5. Cable routing for 6 front SAS/SATA drives and 4 front AnyBay drives bays with a 16i SFF RAID adapter (Gen 3)

Table 5. Mapping between one front AnyBay backplane and an SFF HBA/RAID adapter
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 0, SAS 11 C0, C1
Front BP (NVMe)2 NVMe 2–3, 0–12 PCIe 1, 2
Front BP (SAS)3 SAS 23 C2
Figure 6. Cable routing for 6 front SAS/SATA drives and 4 front AnyBay drives bays and a 16i SFF RAID adapter (Gen 3) with 2 x 2.5 rear SAS/SATA drives installed

Table 6. Mapping between one front AnyBay and one rear SAS/SATA backplanes and an SFF HBA/RAID adapter
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 0, SAS 11 C0, C1
Front BP (NVMe)2 NVMe 2–3, 0–12 PCIe 1, 2
Front and Rear BP (SAS)3 SAS 23 C2
4 SAS (rear)4 C3