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: 1 ↔ 1, 2 ↔ 2, 3 ↔ 3, ... n ↔ n

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		Figure 2. NVMe cable routing
From	To	From	To
1Backplane 1: SAS 0, SAS 1	18i adapter Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0C1	1Backplane 1: NVMe 8-9	1Onboard: PCIe 9
		2Backplane 1: NVMe 10-11	2Onboard: PCIe 10, 11

Cable routing when one processor installed​

Figure 3. SAS/SATA cable routing		Figure 4. NVMe cable routing
From	To	From	To
1Backplane 1: SAS 0, SAS 1	18i adapter Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0C1	1Backplane 1: NVMe 8-9	1Onboard: PCIe 2
		2Backplane 1: NVMe 10-11	2Onboard: PCIe 1