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Front + middle backplanes: 24 x SAS/SATA + 8 x SAS/SATA

Front backplanes: 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA​

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Backplane 1: SAS

CFF expander: C0

Backplane 2: SAS

CFF expander: C1

Backplane 3: SAS

CFF expander: C2

CFF expander: RAID/HBA

8i RAID/HBA adapter on PCIe slot 2:

  • Gen 3: C0C1

  • Gen 4: C0

CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter: MB (CFF input)

Onboard: PCIe 3

CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter: PWR

Onboard: RAID PWR

CFF expander: PWR

Onboard: EXP PWR

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

Note

The CFF adapter in the following illustration might look slightly different from your CFF adapter, but the cable connections are the same.

Figure 1. Cable routing for the 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with one 8i adapter and one CFF expander
Cable routing for the 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with one 430/4350-16i adapter and one CFF expander

Middle backplanes: 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA​

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Backplane 5: SAS

CFF expander: C3

Backplane 6: SAS

Backplane 5: PWR

Riser 2: PWR1, PWR2

Backplane 6: PWR

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

Figure 2. Cable routing for two middle 4 x 2.5 SAS/SATA backplanes
Cable routing for two middle 4 x 2.5 SAS/SATA backplanes