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CFF expander + 16i RAID/HBA adapter

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

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

Front backplane cable routing

Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing to CFF expander and 16i adapter
SAS/SATA cable routing to CFF expander and 16i adapter

FromTo
1 Backplane 1: SAS1 CFF expander: C0
2 Backplane 2: SAS2 CFF expander: C1
3 Backplane 3: SAS3 CFF expander: C2
4 CFF expander: RAID/HBA4 16i adapter
  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

5 CFF expander: PWR5 Onboard: CFF EXP PWR

Middle/Rear backplane cable routing

Figure 2. Middle/Rear backplane cable routing
Middle/Rear backplane cable routing

FromTo
1
  • Backplane 5: SAS

  • Backplane 6: SAS

1 CFF expander: C3
2 Backplane 4: SAS 0, SAS 12 16i adapter
  • Gen 4: C1

  • Gen 3: C2C3

3 Backplane 4: PWR3 Riser 2: PWR1, PWR2
4
  • Backplane 5: PWR

  • Backplane 6: PWR

4
  • Onboard: rear backplane power

  • Onboard: rear backplane sideband

  • Riser 1: PWR