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Front + rear backplanes: 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA

This topic provides cable routing information for the front 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + rear 4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with riser 5, OCP interposer cards, one rear 16i RAID/HBA adapter, and one rear 8i RAID/HBA adapter.

To connect riser 5 cables, see Riser 5 cage.

To connect cables to the front and rear OCP interposer cards, see OCP interposer cards.

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

Figure 1. Front backplane cable routing
Front backplane cable routing

Figure 2. Rear backplane cable routing
Rear backplane cable routing

FromToFromTo
1 Backplane 1: SAS1 16i adapter
  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

1 Backplane 4: SAS1 8i adapter: C0
2 Backplane 2: SAS2 16i adapter
  • Gen 4: C1

  • Gen 3: C2C3

2 Backplane 4: PWR2 Onboard: 7mm power connector