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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​



1 SAS connector2 Power connector

8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay front backplane​



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

12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front backplane​



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

12 x 3.5-inch AnyBay front backplane​



1 NVMe 10-11 connector2 NVMe 8-9 connector
3 SAS 2 connector4 SAS 1 connector
5 SAS 0 connector6 Power connector

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



1 SAS connector2 Power connector

4 x 2.5-inch AnyBay middle/rear backplane​



1 NVMe 2-3 connector2 SAS connector
3 Power connector4 NVMe 0-1 connector

4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA rear backplane​



1 Power connector2 SAS connector

8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA rear backplane​



1 SAS 1 connector2 Power connector
3 SAS 0 connector 

E3.S drive backplane​



1 Bay 02 Bay 1
3 Bay 24 Bay 3
5 Power connector 

Front M.2 boot backplane and controller board​

Figure 1. Front M.2 boot backplane

Figure 2. Front M.2 controller board

1 Power connector1 Signal connector

Rear M.2 backplane​



1 Signal connector2 Power connector