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CFF expander + 8i RAID/HBA adapter

This topic provides cable routing information for the 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5" AnyBay (Gen 4) configuration with one CFF expander and one 8i RAID/HBA adapter.

SAS/SATA cable routing

Connections between connectors: 11, 22, 33, ... nn

Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing
SAS/SATA cable routing

FromTo
1 Backplane 1: SASCFF expander
  • C0

2 Backplane 2: SAS
  • C1

3 Backplane 3: SAS
  • C2

4 CFF expander: RAID/HBA8i adapter
  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

5 CFF expander: PWROnboard: CFF EXP PWR

NVMe cable routing

Connections between connectors: 11, 22, 33, ... nn

Figure 2. Cable routing when two processors installed
Cable routing when two processors installed
Figure 3. Cable routing when one processor installed
Cable routing when one processor installed
FromToFromTo
1 Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1Onboard: PCIe 81 Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1, 2-3Onboard: PCIe 3, 4
2 Backplane 3: NVMe 2-3Onboard: PCIe 72 Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5Onboard: PCIe 2
3 Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5, 6-7Onboard: PCIe 4, 33 Backplane 3: NVMe 6-7Onboard: PCIe 1