8i RAID/HBA adapter + Retimer card

The following shows the cable connections for the front (16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5-inch Gen 5 NVMe) configuration with two 8i RAID/HBA adapters and one retimer card when two processors are installed.

To connect the processor interconnection cable when two processors are installed, see Processor interconnection cable routing.

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

Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing		Figure 2. NVMe cable routing
From	To	From	To
1 Backplane 1: SAS	1 8i adapter Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0C1	1 Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1	1 Retimer card: C0
2 Backplane 2: SAS	2 8i adapter Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0C1	2 Backplane 3: NVMe 2-3	2 Retimer card: C1
		3 Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5	3 Onboard: PCIe 9
		4 Backplane 3: NVMe 6-7	4 Onboard: PCIe 10, 11