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Server models with twenty 2.5-inch drives

Use this section to understand the cable routing for server models with twenty 2.5-inch drives.

Server model: twenty 2.5-inch NVMe drives, two NVMe 810-4P switch adapters, three NVMe 1610-4P switch adapters

Figure 1. Cable routing for server models with twenty 2.5-inch NVMe drives, two NVMe 810-4P switch adapters, and three NVMe 1610-4P switch adapters
Cable routing for server models with twenty 2.5-inch NVMe drives, two NVMe 810-4P switch adapters, and three NVMe 1610-4P switch adapters

CableFromTo
1 Power cable for front backplane 1Power connector on front backplane 1Backplane power connector 1 on the system board
2 NVMe signal cable for front backplane 1NVMe 0 and NVMe 1 connectors on front backplane 1NVMe 2–3 and NVMe 0–1 connectors on the system board
3 NVMe signal cable for front backplane 1NVMe 2 and NVMe 3 connectors on front backplane 1C0, C1, C2, and C3 connectors on the NVMe 1610-4P switch adapter installed in PCIe slot 6
4 Power cable for front backplane 2Power connector on front backplane 2Backplane power connector 2 on the system board
5 NVMe signal cable for front backplane 2NVMe 0 and NVMe 1 connectors on front backplane 2C0, C1, C2, and C3 connectors on the NVMe 1610-4P switch adapter installed in PCIe slot 5
6 NVMe signal cable for front backplane 2NVMe 2 connector on front backplane 2C0 and C1 connectors on the NVMe 810-4P switch adapter installed in PCIe slot 4
7 NVMe signal cable for front backplane 2NVMe 3 connector on front backplane 2C0 and C1 connectors on the NVMe 810-4P switch adapter installed in RAID adapter slot on the system board
8 Power cable for front backplane 3Power connector on front backplane 3Backplane power connector 3 on the system board
9 NVMe signal cable for front backplane 3NVMe 0 and NVMe 1 connectors on front backplane 3C0, C1, C2, and C3 connectors on the NVMe 1610-4P switch adapter installed in PCIe slot 1