8i RAID/HBA adapter

The following shows the cable connections for the front (6 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 2 x 2.5-inch AnyBay) configuration with one 8i RAID/HBA adapter.

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

SAS/SATA cable routing​

Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing to 8i RAID/HBA adapter

From	To
1 Backplane 1: SAS	1 8i adapter Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0C1

NVMe cable routing​

Figure 2. Cable routing when two processors installed		Figure 3. Cable routing when one processor installed
From	To	From	To
1 Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7	1 Onboard: PCIe 7	1 Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7	1 Onboard: PCIe 2