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4 x 2.5'' NVMe backplane (Gen 5)

Use this section to understand the NVMe backplane (Gen 5) cable routing for server model with four 2.5'' front drives.

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 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 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 4 x 2.5'' front NVMe drive backplane and system board for onboard configuration with two processors
Cable routing for 4 x 2.5'' front NVMe drive backplane and system board for onboard configuration with two processors
Table 1. Mapping between backplane and system board/adapter
BackplanesFromTo
Front BP (NVMe)1 NVMe 0–11 PCIe connector 3
2 NVMe 2–31 PCIe connector 4