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Three 8 x AnyBay backplanes

This section provides cable routing information for the server model with three 8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay front drive backplanes.

8i RAID adapters (Tri-mode)​

The following shows the signal cable connections for the 24 x 2.5-inch AnyBay configuration with three Tri-mode 8i RAID adapters for U.3 drives.

To connect power cables for the front backplane(s), refer to Backplanes: server models with 2.5-inch drive backplanes.

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Backplane 1: SAS

Tri-mode 8i RAID adapter on PCIe slot 2: C0

Backplane 2: SAS

Tri-mode 8i RAID adapter on PCIe slot 3: C0

Backplane 3: SAS

Tri-mode 8i RAID adapter on PCIe slot 5: C0

Connections between connectors: 1 ↔ 1, 2 ↔ 2, 3 ↔ 3, ... n ↔ n

Figure 1. Cable routing for the 24 x 2.5-inch AnyBay configuration with three Tri-mode 8i RAID adapters
Cable routing for the 24 x 2.5-inch AnyBay configuration with three Tri-mode 8i RAID adapters