Front (8 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 3.5" AnyBay) + Rear 4 x 2.5" NVMe

This topic provides cable routing information for the front (8 x 3.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 3.5" AnyBay) + rear 4 x 2.5" NVMe configuration.

• Front backplane cable routing

• Rear backplane cable routing

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

Figure 2. NVMe cable routing

From (BP1)	To (processor board)	Cable length
1 NVMe 8-9	1 PCIe 4	250 mm
2 NVMe 10-11	2 PCIe 3	250 mm

Rear backplane cable routing​

Figure 3. NVMe cable routing

From (BP9)	To (processor board)	Cable length
1 NVMe 2-3	1 PCIe 13B	280 mm
2 NVMe 0-1	2 PCIe 13A	280 mm