Front 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + Middle 8 x 2.5" NVMe

This topic provides cable routing information for the front 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + middle 8 x 2.5" NVMe configuration.

Front backplane cable routing​

Note

The location of the adapter and cable connectors on the adapter may differ from those shown in the illustration. For details, see the table below.

Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing to SFF 16i adapter

From (BP1)	To (16i adapter)	Cable length
1a SAS 0	1 Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0C1	Gen 4: 900/1020 mm Gen 3: 820/1020 mm
1b SAS 1
2 SAS 2	2 Gen 4: C1 Gen 3: C2	900 mm

Middle backplane cable routing​

Figure 2. Middle backplane cable routing

From	To (processor board)	Cable length
1 BP10: NVMe 0-1	1 PCIe 14	280 mm
2 BP10: NVMe 2-3	2 PCIe 12	280 mm
3 BP11: NVMe 0-1	3 PCIe 11A	280 mm
4 BP11: NVMe 2-3	4 PCIe 11B	280 mm