8i RAID/HBA adapter + One retimer card

This topic provides cable routing information for the 8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay + 16 x 2.5-inch NVMe configuration (Gen 5) with one 8i RAID/HBA adapter and one retimer card.

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

SAS/SATA cable routing​

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

From	To
1 Backplane 1: SAS	8i adapter Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0C1

NVMe cable routing​

Figure 2. NVMe cable routing to onboard connectors and one retimer card

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
8 Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1	Onboard: PCIe 2
9 Backplane 3: NVMe 2-3	Onboard: PCIe 1
10 Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5	Retimer: C0
11 Backplane 3: NVMe 6-7	Retimer: C1