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16i RAID/HBA adapter

This topic provides cable routing information for the front 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + middle 8 x 2.5" NVMe (using two 4 x 2.5" AnyBay backplanes) configuration with one 16i RAID/HBA adapter.

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

Front backplane cable routing​

Figure 1. Cable routing to one 16i RAID/HBA adapter
Cable routing to one 16i RAID/HBA adapter

FromTo
1 Backplane 1: SAS 0, SAS 116i adapter

  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

2 Backplane 1: SAS 2

  • Gen 4: C1

  • Gen 3: C2C3

Middle backplane cable routing​

Figure 2. Middle backplane cable routing
Middle backplane cable routing

FromTo
1 Backplane 5: NVMe 0-1Onboard: PCIe 9
2 Backplane 5: NVMe 2-3Onboard: PCIe 10
3 Backplane 6: NVMe 0-1Onboard: PCIe 1
4 Backplane 6: NVMe 2-3Onboard: PCIe 2
5

  • Backplane 5: PWR

  • Backplane 6: PWR

  • Onboard: backplane power

  • Onboard: backplane sideband

  • Riser 1: PWR