Onboard connectors + 8i RAID/HBA adapter + Retimer card
The following shows the cable connections for the 8 AnyBay + 8 NVMe configuration (Gen 5) with one 8i RAID/HBA adapter and one retimer card when two Platinum series processors are installed.
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
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NVMe cable routing
Figure 2. NVMe cable routing to onboard connectors and retimer card
| From | To |
|---|---|
| 1 Backplane 1: NVMe 0-1 | Retimer: C0 |
| 2 Backplane 1: NVMe 2-3 | Retimer: C1 |
| 3 Backplane 1: NVMe 4-5 | Onboard: PCIe 6 |
| 4 Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7 | Onboard: PCIe 5 |
| 5 Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1 | Onboard: PCIe 7 |
| 6 Backplane 2: NVMe 2-3 | Onboard: PCIe 3 |
| 7 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5 | Onboard: PCIe 2 |
| 8 Backplane 2: NVMe 6-7 | Onboard: PCIe 1 |
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