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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: 1 ↔ 1, 2 ↔ 2, 3 ↔ 3, ... n ↔ n.

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