Onboard connectors + three Retimer cards

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

Onboard connectors and three retimer cards​

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 Onbard: PCIe 1, 2
2 BP 1: NVMe 4-5, 6-7	2 Onbard: PCIe 3, 4
3 BP 2: NVMe 0-1, 2-3	3 Onbard: PCIe 7, 8
4 BP 2: NVMe 4-5, 6-7	4 Retimer card: C0C1 (slot 4)
5 BP 3: NVMe 0-1, 2-3	5 Retimer card: C0C1 (slot 1)
6 BP 3: NVMe 4-5, 6-7	6 Retimer card: C0C1 (slot 2)