CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter + CFF expander
The following shows the cable connections for the front 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + rear 4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with one CFF expander and one CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter.
Connections between connectors: 1 ↔ 1, 2 ↔ 2, 3 ↔ 3, ... n ↔ n
Front backplane cable routing
Cable routing when two processors installed
Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing to CFF expander and CFF 16i adapter
From | To |
|---|---|
| 1Backplane 1: SAS | 1CFF expander: C0 |
| 2Backplane 2: SAS | 2CFF expander: C1 |
| 3Backplane 3: SAS | 3CFF expander: C2 |
| 4CFF adapter: MB (CFF INPUT) | 4Onboard: PCIe 5 |
| 5CFF expander: RAID/HBA | 5CFF adapter
|
| 6CFF adapter: PWR | 6Onboard: CFF RAID/HBA PWR |
| 7CFF expander: PWR | 7Onboard: CFF EXP PWR |
Cable routing when one processor installed
Figure 2. SAS/SATA cable routing to CFF expander and CFF 16i adapter
From | To |
|---|---|
| 1Backplane 1: SAS | 1CFF expander: C0 |
| 2Backplane 2: SAS | 2CFF expander: C1 |
| 3Backplane 3: SAS | 3CFF expander: C2 |
| 4CFF adapter: MB (CFF INPUT) | 4Onboard: PCIe 2 |
| 5CFF expander: RAID/HBA | 5CFF adapter
|
| 6CFF adapter: PWR | 6Onboard: CFF RAID/HBA PWR |
| 7CFF expander: PWR | 7Onboard: CFF EXP PWR |
Rear backplane cable routing
Figure 3. Rear backplane cable routing
From | To |
|---|---|
| 1Backplane 4: SAS | 1CFF expander: C3 |
| 2Backplane 4: PWR | 2Onboard: 7mm power connector |
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