8 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA backplane
Use this section to understand the SAS/SATA backplane cable routing for server model with eight 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 M.2 drive backplane, refer to M.2 drive backplane.
To connector cables of RAID flash power modules, refer to RAID flash power modules.
To connect intrusion switch cable, refer to Intrusion switch.
To connect power cable for CFF RAID adapter, refer to CFF RAID adapter.
Cable routing for onboard configuration
The following illustrations and tables show the mapping relationship between backplane connectors and system board connectors for onboard configuration.
| Backplane | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Front BP (SAS) | 1 SAS 0, SAS 1 | 1 PCIe connector 7 |
Cable routing with an SFF HBA/RAID adapter
The following illustrations and tables show the mapping relationship between backplane connectors and an 8i or 16i SFF HBA/RAID adapter (Gen 3 or Gen 4).
| Backplane | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Front BP (SAS) | 1 SAS 0, SAS 1 | 1
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Cable routing with a CFF RAID adapter
| Backplane/adapter | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Front BP (SAS) | 1 SAS 0 | 1 C0 |
| 2 SAS 1 | 2 C1 | |
| CFF RAID adapter | 3 MB input | 3 PCIe connector 7 |