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Riser 5 + OCP interposer cards + 8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter

The following shows the cable connections for the 8 SAS/SATA + 8 AnyBay (Gen 4) configuration with riser 5, front and rear OCP interposer cards, and two 8i RAID/HBA adapters or one 16i RAID/HBA adapter.

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

Connections between connectors: 11, 22, 33, ... nn

Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing
SAS/SATA cable routing

FromTo
1 Backplane 1: SAS8i adapter
  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

16i adapter
  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

2 Backplane 2: SAS8i adapter
  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

  • Gen 4: C1

  • Gen 3: C2C3

Figure 2. NVMe cable routing
NVMe cable routing

FromTo
1 Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1Onboard: PCIe 10
2 Backplane 2: NVMe 2-3Onboard: PCIe 9
3 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5Onboard: PCIe 8
4 Backplane 2: NVMe 6-7Onboard: PCIe 7