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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: 11, 22, 33, ... nn

Figure 1. Signal cable routing

FromTo
1 BP 1: NVMe 0-1, 2-31 Onbard: PCIe 1, 2
2 BP 1: NVMe 4-5, 6-72 Onbard: PCIe 3, 4
3 BP 2: NVMe 0-1, 2-33 Onbard: PCIe 7, 8
4 BP 2: NVMe 4-5, 6-74 Retimer card: C0C1 (slot 4)
5 BP 3: NVMe 0-1, 2-35 Retimer card: C0C1 (slot 1)
6 BP 3: NVMe 4-5, 6-76 Retimer card: C0C1 (slot 2)