Front 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + Middle 8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA
This topic provides cable routing information for the front 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + middle 8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA configuration.
The configuration numbers in the table below are for descriptive purposes only.
BP config. | Storage controller | Config. No. |
---|---|---|
Front 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + Middle 8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA (BP1 + BP2 + BP3 + BP10 + BP11) | 2 x SFF 16i | 1 |
CFF EXP + SFF 8i | 2 | |
CFF EXP + CFF 16i | 3 |
Cable routing to SFF 16i adapters (config. 1)
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. Cable routing from front backplanes to SFF 16i adapters


From | To | Cable length |
---|---|---|
1 BP1: SAS | 1 16i adapter:
| 900 mm |
2 BP2: SAS | 2
| 900 mm |
3 BP3: SAS | 3 16i adapter:
| 900 mm |
Figure 2. Cable routing from middle backplanes to SFF 16i adapter


From | To | Cable length |
---|---|---|
1a BP10: SAS | 1 16i adapter:
| 400/260 mm |
1b BP11: SAS |
Cable routing to CFF expander (config. 2/3)
Note
Cable 5 is not needed in config. 3 (CFF EXP + CFF 16i).
Figure 3. Cable routing to CFF expander


PB: processor board
From (CFF expander) | To | Cable length |
---|---|---|
1 POWER | 1 PB: EXP PWR | 210 mm |
2 C0 | 2 BP1: SAS | 200 mm |
3 C1 | 3 BP2: SAS | 110 mm |
4 C2 | 4 BP3: SAS | 110 mm |
5 C3 | 5a BP10: SAS | 700/500 mm |
5b BP11: SAS |
Cable routing to SFF 8i adapter (config. 2)
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 4. Cable routing to SFF 8i adapter


From | To | Cable length |
---|---|---|
1 CFF expander: RAID/HBA | 1 8i adapter:
| 780 mm |
Cable routing to CFF 16i adapter (config. 3)
Figure 5. Cable routing to CFF 16i adapter


2P: two processors; 1P: one processor; PB: processor board
From (CFF 16i adapter) | To | Cable length | |
---|---|---|---|
2P | 1P | ||
1 POWER | 1a PB: RAID PWR | 1a PB: RAID PWR |
|
1b PB: PWR 14 | |||
2a C0 | 2 CFF expander: RAID/HBA | 2 CFF expander: RAID/HBA |
|
2b C1 | |||
3 C2 | 3 BP 10: SAS | 3 BP 10: SAS |
|
4 C3 | 4 BP 11: SAS | 4 BP 11: SAS |
|
5 MB (CFF INPUT) | 5 PB: PCIe 4 | 5 PB: PCIe 4 |
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