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Drive backplane connectors

See this section to locate the connectors on the drive backplanes.

The server supports the following backplanes depending on server configurations:

8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA front backplane​

Figure 1. Connectors on the 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane

1 SAS connector2 Power connector

8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay front backplane​

Figure 2. Connectors on the 8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay backplane

1 NVMe 6-7 connector2 NVMe 4-5 connector
3 SAS connector4 Power connector
5 NVMe 2-3 connector6 NVMe 0-1 connector

24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA front expander backplane​

Figure 3. Connectors on the 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA front expander backplane

1 Power connector 22 SAS 0 connector
3 SAS 1 connector4 Power connector 1

8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front backplane​

Figure 4. Connectors on the 8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane

1 SAS 1 connector2 SAS 0 connector
3 Power connector 

12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front backplane​

Figure 5. Connectors on the 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane

1 SAS 2 connector2 SAS 1 connector
3 SAS 0 connector4 Power connector 1
5 Power connector 2 

12 x 3.5-inch AnyBay front backplane​

Figure 6. Connectors on the 12 x 3.5-inch AnyBay backplane

1 SAS 2 connector2 NVMe 8-9 connector
3 Power connector 24 SAS 1 connector
5 SAS 0 connector6 NVMe 2-3 connector
7 NVMe 0-1 connector8 Power connector 1
9 NVMe 4-5 connector10 NVMe 6-7 connector
11 NVMe 10-11 connector 

12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front expander backplane​

Figure 7. Connectors on the 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front expander backplane
Connectors on the 12 x 3.5-inch front expander backplane
1 SAS 0 connector2 SAS 1 connector
3 Power connector 

4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA middle/rear backplane​

Figure 8. Connectors on the 4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane

1 Power connector2 SAS connector

4 x 2.5-inch AnyBay middle/rear backplane​

Figure 9. 4 x 2.5-inch AnyBay backplane connectors

1 NVMe 2-3 connector3 Power connector
2 NVMe 0-1 connector4 SAS connector

4 x 2.5-inch NVMe middle backplane​

Figure 10. Connectors on the 4 x 2.5-inch NVMe backplane

1 NVMe 2-3 connector2 NVMe 0-1 connector
3 Power connector 

4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA middle/rear backplane​

Figure 11. Connectors on the 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane

1 SAS connector2 Power connector

2 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA rear backplane​

Figure 12. Connectors on the 2 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane

1 Power connector2 SAS connector

8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA rear backplane​

Figure 13. Connectors on the 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane

1 SAS 1 connector2 Power connector
1 SAS 0 connector