Onboard connectors + Riser 5 + OCP interposer cards

The following shows the cable connections for the 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe configuration with onboard connectors, riser 5, and OCP interposer cards.

To connect cables to the riser 5 card and OCP interposer cards, see Riser 5 card + OCP interposer cards.

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

Figure 1. NVMe cable routing

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