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CFF expander + 8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter

The following shows the cable connections for the front 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + rear 4 x 2.5-inch AnyBay configuration with one CFF expander and one 8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter.

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

Front backplane cable routing

Figure 1. Front backplane cable routing
Front backplane cable routing

From

To

1Backplane 1: SAS1CFF expander: C0
2Backplane 2: SAS2CFF expander: C1
3Backplane 3: SAS3CFF expander: C2
4CFF expander: RAID/HBA48i/16i adapter
  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

5CFF expander: PWR5Onboard: CFF EXP PWR

Rear backplane cable routing

Figure 2. Cable routing when two processors installed
Cable routing when two processors installed

Figure 3. Cable routing when one processor installed
Cable routing when one processor installed

FromToFromTo
1Backplane 4: SAS1CFF expander: C31Backplane 4: SAS1CFF expander: C3
2Backplane 4: NVMe 0-12Onboard: PCIe 82Backplane 4: NVMe 0-12Onboard: PCIe 10, 11
3Backplane 4: NVMe 2-33Onboard: PCIe 63Backplane 4: NVMe 2-33Onboard: PCIe 9
4Backplane 4: PWR4Onboard: 7mm power connector4Backplane 4: PWR4Onboard: 7mm power connector