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Onboard connectors + three Retimer cards + 8i RAID/HBA adapter

This section provides cable routing information for configuration (three 8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay front drive backplanes) with onboard connectors, three retimer cards and one 8i RAID/HBA adapter.

Onboard connectors, three Retimer cards and one 8i RAID/HBA adapter​

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

Figure 1. Signal cable routing

FromTo
1 BP 1: NVMe 0-1, 2-31 Onbard: PCIe 1, 2
2 BP 1: SAS2 8i adapter:

  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

3 BP 1: NVMe 4-5, 6-73 Onbard: PCIe 3, 4
4 BP 2: NVMe 0-1, 2-34 Onbard: PCIe 7, 8
5 BP 2: NVMe 4-5, 6-75 Retimer card: C0C1 (slot 4)
6 BP 3: NVMe 0-1, 2-36 Retimer card: C0C1 (slot 1)
7 BP 3: NVMe 4-5, 6-77 Retimer card: C0C1 (slot 2)