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Front + middle + rear backplanes: 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA expander + 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA + 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA

This section provides cable routing information for configuration (one 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA expander front drive backplane, one 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA middle drive backplane, and one 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA rear drive backplane) with one 16i RAID/HBA adapter.

16i RAID/HBA adapter

Connections between connectors: 11, 22, 33, ... nn

Figure 1. Signal cable routing

From

To

1 Front backplane: SAS 01 16i adapter:
  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

2 Middle backplane: SAS2 16i adapter:
  • Gen 4: C1

  • Gen 3: C2

3 Rear backplane: SAS3 Front backplane: SAS 1