Onboard connectors + 8i RAID/HBA adapters
The following shows the cable connections for the front (8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 16 x 2.5-inch NVMe) configuration with one 8i RAID/HBA adapter.
Connections between connectors: 1 ↔ 1, 2 ↔ 2, 3 ↔ 3, ... n ↔ n
Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing | Figure 2. NVMe cable routing | ||
From | To | From | To |
1 Backplane 1: SAS | 1 8i adapter
| 1 Backplane 2: NVMe 0-1 | 1 Onboard: PCIe 6 |
2 Backplane 2: NVMe 2-3 | 2 Onboard: PCIe 8 | ||
3 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5 | 3 Onboard: PCIe 5 | ||
4 Backplane 2: NVMe 6-7 | 4 Onboard: PCIe 7 | ||
5 Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1 | 5 Onboard: PCIe 4 | ||
6 Backplane 3: NVMe 2-3 | 6 Onboard: PCIe 3 | ||
7 Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5 | 7 Onboard: PCIe 2 | ||
8 Backplane 3: NVMe 6-7 | 8 Onboard: PCIe 1 |
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