Onboard connectors + Riser 5 + OCP interposer cards

The following shows the cable connections for the 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe configuration with onboard connectors, riser 5, and front and rear OCP interposer cards.

To connect riser 5 cables, see Riser 5 cage.

To connect cables to the front and rear OCP interposer cards, see OCP interposer cards.

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

Backplane cable routing​

Figure 1. Backplane cable routing

From	To
1 Backplane 1: NVMe 0-1	1 Onboard: PCIe 2
2 Backplane 1: NVMe 2-3	2 Onboard: PCIe 1
3 Backplane 1: NVMe 4-5	3 Onboard: PCIe 4
4 Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7	4 Onboard: PCIe 3