Onboard connectors + Retimer card

This section provides cable routing information for configuration (two 8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay front drive backplanes) with onboard connectors and one retimer card.

Onboard connectors and one retimer card​

Connections between connectors: 1 ↔ 1, 2 ↔ 2, 3 ↔ 3, ... n ↔ n

Figure 1. Signal cable routing

From	To
1 BP 1: NVMe 0-1, 2-3	1 Onboard: PCIe 1, 2
2 BP 1: NVMe 4-5, 6-7	2 Onboard: PCIe 3, 4
3 BP 2: NVMe 0-1, 2-3	3 Onboard: PCIe 7, 8
4 BP 2: NVMe 4-5, 6-7	4 Retimer card: C0C1