Onboard connectors + 8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter

The following shows the cable connections for the 16 x 2.5-inch AnyBay (Gen 5) configuration with one 8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter.

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

SAS/SATA cable routing​

Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing to 8i/16i adapter

From	To
1 Backplane 1: SAS	8i/16i adapter Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0C1
2 Backplane 2: SAS	Gen 4: C1 Gen 3: C2C3

NVMe cable routing​

Figure 2. Cable routing when x16/x16 riser card installed

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 8
4 Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7	Onboard: PCIe 7
5 Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1	Onboard: PCIe 6
6 Backplane 2: NVMe 2-3	Onboard: PCIe 5
7 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5, 6-7	Onboard: PCIe 3, 4

Figure 3. Cable routing when two Platinum series processors installed with no riser 3

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
7 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5	Onboard: PCIe 2
8 Backplane 2: NVMe 6-7	Onboard: PCIe 1

Figure 4. Cable routing in other scenarios

From	To
1 Backplane 1: NVMe 0-1	Onboard: PCIe 8
2 Backplane 1: NVMe 2-3	Onboard: PCIe 7
3 Backplane 1: NVMe 4-5	Onboard: PCIe 6
4 Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7	Onboard: PCIe 5
5 Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1, 2-3	Onboard: PCIe 3, 4
6 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5	Onboard: PCIe 2
7 Backplane 2: NVMe 6-7	Onboard: PCIe 1