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10 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA backplane

See this section to understand the cable routing of 10 front 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives with the 10 x 2.5'' AnyBay backplane (Gen 4) installed.

To connect power cables for a backplane for standard 2.5'' or 3.5'' drives, refer to Backplane power cable routing.

To connector cables of RAID flash power modules, refer to RAID flash power modules.

To connect cables for a rear NVMe/SAS/SATA drive backplane, refer to Rear NVMe/SAS/SATA drive backplane.

To connect cables for a CFF RAID adapter, refer to CFF RAID adapter

To connect signal cables, refer to the following cable routing scenarios:

Cable routing for onboard configuration​

The following illustrations and tables show the mapping relationship between backplane connectors and system board (system board assembly) connectors for onboard configuration.

Figure 1. Cable routing for onboard configuration of 10 x 2.5 SAS/SATA front drives
Cable routing for onboard configuration of 10 x 2.5 SAS/SATA front drives
Table 1. Mapping between one front AnyBay backplane and system board for onboard configuration
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 0, SAS 11 PCIe connector 7
2 SAS 22 PCIe connector 9
Figure 2. Cable routing for onboard configuration of 10 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA front drives and 2 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA or 2 x 7mm drive rear drives

Table 2. Mapping between one front AnyBay and one rear SAS/SATA backplanes and processor board for onboard configuration
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 0, SAS 11 PCIe connector 4
2 SAS 22 PCIe connector 7
Rear BP (SAS)3 SAS3 PCIe connector 9
Figure 3. Cable routing for onboard configuration of 10 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA front drives and 2 x 2.5'' NVMe rear drives

Table 3. Mapping between one front AnyBay and one rear NVMe backplanes and system board (system board assembly) for onboard configuration
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 0, SAS 11 PCIe connector 4
2 SAS 22 PCIe connector 7
Rear BP (SAS)3 NVMe 0, NVMe 13 PCIe connector 6

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 4. Cable routing for 10 front 2.5''SAS/SATA drives bays with a 16i SFF RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4)

Table 4. Mapping between one front AnyBay backplane and an SFF HBA/RAID adapter
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 0, SAS 11

  • Gen 3: C0, C1

  • Gen 4: C0

2 SAS 22

  • Gen 3: C2

  • Gen 4: C1

Figure 5. Cable routing for 10 front 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives bays and a 16i SFF RAID adapter (Gen 3) with 2 x 2.5'' rear SAS/SATA drives installed

Table 5. Mapping between one front AnyBay and one rear SAS/SATA backplane and an SFF RAID adapter
Backplane/adapterFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 0, SAS 11 C0, C1
2 SAS 22 C2
Rear BP (SAS)4 SAS3 C3
Figure 6. Cable routing for 10 front 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives bays and a 16i SFF RAID adapter (Gen 4) with 2 x 2.5'' rear SAS/SATA drives installed

Table 6. Mapping between one front AnyBay and one rear SAS/SATA backplane and an SFF RAID adapter
Backplane/adapterFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 0, SAS 11 C0
2 SAS 22 C1
Rear BP (SAS)2 SAS2 C1

Cable routing with a CFF RAID adapter​

The following tables show the mapping relationship between backplane connectors and a CFF RAID adapter.
Note
The following illustrations are for Gen 4 adapters. For Gen 3 adapters, the illustration might be slightly different.
Figure 7. Cable routing for 10 front 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives bays with a 16i CFF RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4)
Table 7. Mapping between one front AnyBay and a CFF RAID adapter
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 01 C0
2 SAS 12 C1
3 SAS 23 C2
CFF RAID adapter4 MB input4 PCIe connector 4
Figure 8. Cable routing for 10 front 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives bays and a 16i CFF RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4) with 2 x 2.5'' rear SAS/SATA drives installed

Table 8. Mapping between one front AnyBay and one rear NVMe backplane and a CFF RAID adapter
Backplane/adapterFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 01 C0
2 SAS 12 C1
3 SAS 23 C2
Rear BP (SAS)4 SAS3 C3
CFF RAID adapter5 MB input5 PCIe connector 4