4 x 3.5'' AnyBay backplane
Use this section to understand the AnyBay backplane cable routing for server model with four 3.5'' front drives.
To connect power cables for a backplane for standard 2.5'' or 3.5'' drives, refer to Backplane power cable routing.
To connector cables of RAID flash power modules, refer to RAID flash power modules.
To connect signal cables for a backplane for standard 4 x 3.5'' front drives, refer to the following cable routing scenarios depending on your server configuration:
Cable routing with an SFF HBA/RAID adapter
The following table shows the mapping relationship between backplane connectors and system board/adapter connectors when an 8i SFF HBA/RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4) is installed.
Figure 1. Cable routing for 4 x 3.5'' front AnyBay drive bays with an 8i SFF RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4)
| Backplane | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Front BP (NVMe) | 1 NVMe 0-1, NVMe 2–3 | 1 PCIe connectors 7, 8, and 9 |
| Front BP (SAS) | 2 SAS | 2 C0 |
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