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8i RAID/HBA adapter + One retimer card

The following shows the cable connection for the front (8 x 2.5-inch AnyBay + 16 x 2.5-inch NVMe) configuration with one 8i RAID/HBA adapter and one retimer card.

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

SAS/SATA cable routing

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

FromTo
1 Backplane 1: SAS1 8i adapter
  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

NVMe cable routing

Figure 2. NVMe cable routing to onboard connectors and retimer card
NVMe cable cable routing to onboard connectors and retimer card

FromTo
1 Backplane 1: NVMe 0-11 Onboard: PCIe 5
2 Backplane 1: NVMe 2-32 Onboard: PCIe 7
3 Backplane 1: NVMe 4-53 Onboard: PCIe 6
4 Backplane 1: NVMe 6-74 Onboard: PCIe 8
5 Backplane 2: NVMe 0-15 Onboard: PCIe 4
6 Backplane 2: NVMe 2-36 Onboard: PCIe 3
7 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-57 Onboard: PCIe 2
8 Backplane 2: NVMe 6-78 Onboard: PCIe 1
9 Backplane 3: NVMe 0-19 Retimer card: C0
10 Backplane 3: NVMe 2-310 Retimer card: C1
11 Backplane 3: NVMe 4-511 Onboard: PCIe 9
12 Backplane 3: NVMe 6-712 Onboard: PCIe 10, 11