12 x AnyBay + 4 x SAS/SATA

This topic provides cable routing information for the 12 x AnyBay + 4 x SAS/SATA configuration using two 8 x AnyBay front backplanes (Gen 5).

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

SAS/SATA cable routing​

Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing to 16i adapter

From	To
1 Backplane 1: SAS	16i adapter Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0C1
2 Backplane 2: SAS	Gen 4: C1 Gen 3: C2C3

NVMe cable routing​

Figure 2. NVMe cable routing to onboard connectors

From	To
1 Backplane 1: NVMe 0-1	Onboard: PCIe 10
2 Backplane 1: NVMe 2-3	Onboard: PCIe 9
3 Backplane 1: NVMe 4-5	Onboard: PCIe 6
4 Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7	Onboard: PCIe 5
5 Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1	Onboard: PCIe 7
6 Backplane 2: NVMe 2-3	Onboard: PCIe 3