Onboard connectors + 8i RAID/HBA adapter
The following shows the cable connections for the 8 SAS/SATA + 8 AnyBay (Gen 4) configuration with two 8i RAID/HBA adapters.
Connections between connectors: 1 ↔ 1, 2 ↔ 2, 3 ↔ 3, ... n ↔ n
SAS/SATA cable routing
Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing to 8i adapters


| From | To | 
|---|---|
| 1 Backplane 1: SAS | 8i adapter 
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| 2 Backplane 2: SAS | 8i adapter 
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NVMe cable routing
| Figure 2. Cable routing when two processors installed  | Figure 3. Cable routing when one processor installed  | ||
| From | To | From | To | 
| 1 Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1 | Onboard: PCIe 8 | 1 Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1, 2-3 | Onboard: PCIe 3, 4 | 
| 2 Backplane 2: NVMe 2-3 | Onboard: PCIe 7 | 2 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5 | Onboard: PCIe 2 | 
| 3 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5, 6-7 | Onboard: PCIe 6, 5 | 3 Backplane 2: NVMe 6-7 | Onboard: PCIe 1 | 
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