CFF expander + CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter
The following shows the cable connections for the 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5" AnyBay (Gen 5) configuration with one CFF expander and one CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter.
Connections between connectors: 1 ↔ 1, 2 ↔ 2, 3 ↔ 3, ... n ↔ n
SAS/SATA cable routing
Figure 1. Cable routing when two Platinum series processors installed with no riser 3 or with x8/x8 riser card
| From | To |
|---|---|
| 1 Backplane 1: SAS | CFF expander
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| 2 Backplane 2: SAS |
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| 3 Backplane 3: SAS |
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| 4 CFF adapter: MB (CFF input) | Onboard: PCIe 4 |
| 5 CFF expander: RAID/HBA | CFF adapter
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| 6 CFF adapter: PWR | Onboard: CFF RAID/HBA PWR |
| 7 CFF expander: PWR | Onboard: CFF EXP PWR |
Figure 2. Cable routing in other scenarios
| From | To |
|---|---|
| 1 Backplane 1: SAS | CFF expander
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| 2 Backplane 2: SAS |
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| 3 Backplane 3: SAS |
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| 4 CFF adapter: MB (CFF input) | Onboard: PCIe 7 |
| 5 CFF expander: RAID/HBA | CFF adapter
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| 6 CFF adapter: PWR | Onboard: CFF RAID/HBA PWR |
| 7 CFF expander: PWR | Onboard: CFF EXP PWR |
NVMe cable routing
Figure 3. Cable routing when two Platinum series processors installed with no riser 3 or with x8/x8 riser card  | Figure 4. Cable routing in other scenarios  | ||
| From | To | From | To |
| 1 Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1 | Onboard: PCIe 6 | 1 Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1 | Onboard: PCIe 6 |
| 2 Backplane 3: NVMe 2-3 | Onboard: PCIe 5 | 2 Backplane 3: NVMe 2-3 | Onboard: PCIe 5 |
| 3 Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5 | Onboard: PCIe 2 | 3 Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5, 6-7 | Onboard: PCIe 4, 3 |
| 4 Backplane 3: NVMe 6-7 | Onboard: PCIe 1 | ||
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