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6 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5'' AnyBay backplane

See this section to understand the cable routing of 6 front 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives and 4 front 2.5'' AnyBay drives with 10 x 2.5 backplane (Gen 5) 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 signal cables for a backplane for standard 6 front 2.5''SAS/SATA drives and 4 front 2.5'' AnyBay drives, 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 a 16i SFF HBA/RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4).

Figure 1. Cable routing for 6 front 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives and 4 front 2.5'' AnyBay drives bays with a 16i SFF RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4)
Cable routing for 6 front 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives and 4 front 2.5'' AnyBay drives bays with a 16i SFF RAID adapter
Table 1. Mapping between 6 front 2.5'' SAS/SATA drives and 4 front 2.5'' AnyBay drives bays and a 16i SFF HBA/RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4)
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (NVMe)1 NVMe 6-7, NVMe 8-91 PCIe connectors 7, 8, and 9
Front BP (SAS)2 SAS 0-3, SAS 4-72

  • Gen 3: C0, C1

  • Gen 4: C0

3 SAS 8–93

  • Gen 3: C2

  • Gen 4: C1

Cable routing with a CFF HBA/RAID adapter​

The following tables show the mapping relationship between backplane connectors and a CFF HBA/RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4).

Note
The following illustrations are for Gen 4 adapters. For Gen 3 adapters, the illustration might be slightly different.
Figure 2. Cable routing for 10 AnyBay drives with a 16i CFF RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4)
Cable routing for 10 AnyBay drives with a 16i SFF RAID adapter
Table 2. Mapping between one front AnyBay backplane and a 16i SFF HBA/RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4)
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 0-31 C0
2 SAS 4-72 C1
3 SAS 8–93 C2
CFF RAID adapter4 MB input4 PCIe connector 4
5 Power connector5 Internal RAID power connector
Front BP (NVMe)6 NVMe 6-7, NVMe 8-96 PCIe connectors 7, 8, and 9
Figure 3. Cable routing for 10 AnyBay drives and 2x2.5'' rear SAS/SATA with a 16i CFF RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4)
Cable routing for 10 AnyBay drives and 2x2.5'' rear SAS/SATA with a 16i CFF RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4)
Table 3. Mapping between one front AnyBay backplane and a 16i SFF HBA/RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4)
BackplaneFromTo
Front BP (SAS)1 SAS 0-31 C0
2 SAS 4-72 C1
3 SAS 8–93 C2
CFF RAID adapter4 MB input4 PCIe connector 4
5 Power connector5 Internal RAID power connector
Front BP (NVMe)6 NVMe 6-7, NVMe 8-96 PCIe connectors 7, 8, and 9
Rear BP7 SAS7 C3