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2 x 2.5'' NVMe backplane

Use this section to understand the NVMe backplane cable routing for server model with two 2.5'' front drives.

To connect cables for backplane power, refer to Backplane power cable routing

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

To connect cables for front riser assembly, refer to Front riser assembly.

To connect cables for OCP interposer, refer to OCP interposer.

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

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

To connect cables for intrusion switch, refer to Intrusion switch.

To connect signal cables for a backplane for standard 4 x 2.5'' front drives, refer to the following cable routing scenarios depending on your server configuration:

Cable routing for onboard configuration with two processors

Figure 1. Cable routing for onboard configuration of 2 x 2.5'' NVMe front drives

Table 1. Mapping between one front NVMe backplane and system board for onboard configuration
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (NVMe)1 NVMe 0–11 PCIe connector 3