6 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA + 2 x 2.5'' AnyBay + 2 x 2.5'' NVMe backplane
See this section to understand the cable routing of 6 front 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives, 2 front 2.5'' AnyBay drives, and 2 front 2.5'' NVMe 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, refer to the following cable routing scenarios depending on your server configuration:
Cable routing with an SFF HBA/RAID adapter
The following tables show the mapping relationship between backplane connectors and an SFF HBA/RAID adapter.
Figure 1. Cable routing for 6 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives and 2 x 2.5'' AnyBay drives and 2 x 2.5'' NVMe front drive bays with an 8i SFF RAID/HBA adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4)
| Backplane | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Front BP (SAS) | 1 SAS 0, SAS 1 | 1
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| Front BP (NVMe) | 2 NVMe 0–1 | 2 PCIe connector 1 |
| 3 NVMe 2–3 | 3 PCIe connector 7 |
Cable routing with a CFF HBA/RAID adapter
The following tables show the mapping relationship between backplane connectors and a CFF HBA/RAID adapter.
Figure 2. Cable routing for 6 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives and 2 x 2.5'' AnyBay drives and 2 x 2.5'' NVMe front drive bays with an 8i CFF RAID/HBA adapter (Gen 3)
| Backplane | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Front BP (SAS) | 1 SAS 0 | 1 C0 |
| 2 SAS 1 | 2 C1 | |
| CFF RAID adapter | 3 MB input | 3 PCIe connector 4 |
| Front BP (NVMe) | 4 NVMe 0–1 | 4 PCIe connector 1 |
| 5 NVMe 2–3 | 5 PCIe connector 7 |
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