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Front 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + Middle 8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + Rear 4 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 + rear 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA configuration.

The configuration numbers in the table below are for descriptive purposes only.
BP config.Storage controllerConfig. No.
BP1 + BP2 + BP3 + BP9 + BP10 + BP11CFF EXP + SFF 8i1
CFF EXP + CFF 16i2

Cable routing to SFF 8i adapter (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 to SFF 8i adapter

FromToCable length
1 CFF expander: RAID/HBA1 8i adapter:

  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

780 mm

Cable routing to CFF expander (config. 1)​

Figure 2. Cable routing to CFF expander (config. 1)

PB: processor board
From (CFF expander)ToCable length
1 POWER1 PB: EXP PWR210 mm
2 C02 BP1: SAS200 mm
3 C13 BP2: SAS110 mm
4 C24 BP3: SAS110 mm
5 C35a BP10: SAS700/500 mm
5b BP11: SAS
6 C46 BP9: SAS800 mm

Cable routing to CFF expander (config. 2)​

Figure 3. Cable routing to CFF expander

From (CFF expander)ToCable length
1 POWER1 PB: EXP PWR210 mm
2 C02 BP1: SAS200 mm
3 C13 BP2: SAS110 mm
4 C24 BP3: SAS110 mm
5 C45 BP9: SAS800 mm

Cable routing to CFF 16i adapter (config. 2)​

Figure 4. Cable routing to CFF 16i adapter

2P: two processors; 1P: one processor; PB: processor board
From (CFF 16i adapter)ToCable length
2P1P
1 POWER1a PB: RAID PWR1a PB: RAID PWR

  • 2P: 210 mm

  • 1P: 300/800 mm

1b PB: PWR 14
2a C02 CFF expander: RAID/HBA2 CFF expander: RAID/HBA

  • 150/150 mm

2b C1
3 C23 BP 10: SAS3 BP 10: SAS

  • 700 mm

4 C34 BP 11: SAS4 BP 11: SAS

  • 700 mm

5 MB (CFF INPUT)5 PB: PCIe 45 PB: PCIe 4

  • 450 mm