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8i RAID/HBA adapter

The following shows the cable connections for the front (8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA + 4 x 3.5-inch NVMe) configuration with one 8i RAID/HBA adapter.

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

Cable routing when two processors installed

To connect the processor interconnection cable when two processors are installed, see Processor interconnection cable routing.

Figure 1. SAS/SATA cable routing
SAS/SATA cable routing

Figure 2. NVMe cable routing
NVMe cable routing

FromToFromTo
1 Backplane 1: SAS 0, SAS 11 8i adapter
  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

1 Backplane 1: NVMe 8-91 Onboard: PCIe 9
  2 Backplane 1: NVMe 10-112 Onboard: PCIe 10, 11

Cable routing when one processor installed

Figure 3. SAS/SATA cable routing
SAS/SATA cable routing

Figure 4. NVMe cable routing
NVMe cable routing

FromToFromTo
1 Backplane 1: SAS 0, SAS 11 8i adapter
  • Gen 4: C0

  • Gen 3: C0C1

1 Backplane 1: NVMe 8-91 Onboard: PCIe 2
  2 Backplane 1: NVMe 10-112 Onboard: PCIe 1