8i RAID/HBA adapters

The following shows the cable connections for the 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5" AnyBay (Gen 4) + 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA configuration with four 8i RAID/HBA adapter.

Front backplane cable routing​

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

Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing		Figure 2. NVMe cable routing
From	To	From	To
1 Backplane 1: SAS	8i adapter Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0C1	1 Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1, 2-3	Onboard: PCIe 3, 4
2 Backplane 2: SAS	8i adapter Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0C1	2 Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5	Onboard: PCIe 2
3 Backplane 3: SAS	8i adapter Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0C1	3 Backplane 3: NVMe 6-7	Onboard: PCIe 1

Rear backplane cable routing​

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

Figure 3. Rear backplane cable routing

From	To
1 Backplane 4: SAS	8i adapter Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0C1
2 Backplane 4: PWR	Onboard: 7mm backplane power connector