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12 x 3.5-inch front drive bays (SAS/SATA)

This section provides cable routing information for the server model with 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA front drive bays.

ConfigurationMid/Rear BPStorage controller
Qty.TypeQty.Type
Config. 1    
Config. 21SFF 16i RAID/HBA
Config. 32Mid: 4 x 2.5'' NVMe1SFF 16i RAID/HBA
Config. 41Rear: 2 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA1SFF 16i RAID/HBA
Config. 51Rear: 2 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA2SFF 8i HBA + SFF 16i RAID/HBA
Config. 61Rear: 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA1SFF 16i RAID/HBA
Config. 71Rear: 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA2SFF 8i HBA + SFF 16i RAID/HBA
Config. 81Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA1SFF 16i RAID/HBA
Config. 91Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA2SFF 8i HBA + SFF 16i RAID/HBA
Config. 102

Mid: 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA

Rear: 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA

1SFF 8i HBA
Config. 112

Mid: 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA

Rear: 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA

1SFF 32i RAID
Config. 122

Mid: 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA

Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA

1SFF 8i HBA
Config. 132

Mid: 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA

Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA

1SFF 32i RAID
Depending on your server configurations, refer to one of the following sections for cable routing information.

Configuration 1 – 2:

BP 1: 12 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA BP

Config.Front BPSystem boardStorage controller
SFF 16i RAID/HBASFF 16i RAID (Tri-Mode)
1SAS 0PCIe 1  
SAS 1PCIe 2  
2SAS 0, SAS 1

Gen 4: C 0

Gen3: C 0/ C 1

SAS 2

Gen 4: C 1

Gen3: C 2/ C 3

Example

Figure 1. Configuration 2

Configuration 3:

BP 1: 12 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA BP

BP 5 + BP 6: 2 x 4 x 2.5'' NVMe BP

Config.Front BPMid BPSystem boardStorage controller
SFF 16i RAID/HBA
3SAS 0, SAS 1  

Gen 4: C 0

Gen3: C 0/ C 1

SAS 2  C 1
 BP 5: NVMe 0–1PCIe 1, PCIe 2 
 BP 5: NVMe 2–3PCIe 3 
 BP 6: NVMe 0–1PCIe 7 
 BP 6: NVMe 2–3PCIe 8 

Example

Figure 2. Configuration 3
Cable routing for configuration 3

Configuration 4 – 9:

BP 1:12 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA BP

BP 4: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA BP/ 2 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA BP/ 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA BP

Config.Front BPRear BPStorage controller
SFF 16i RAID/HBASFF 8i RAID
4/6/8SAS 0, SAS 1 

Gen 4: C 0

Gen3: C 0/C 1

 
SAS 2BP 4: SAS

Gen 4: C 1

Gen3: C 2/C 3

 
5/7/9SAS 0, SAS 1

Gen 4: C 0

Gen3: C 0/C 1

SAS 2

Gen 4: C 1

Gen3: C 2

BP 4: SAS

Gen 4: C 0

Gen3: C 0

Example

Figure 3. Configuration 6

Configuration 10 – 13:

BP 1: 12 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA BP

BP 4: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA BP/ 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA BP

BP 5: 4 x 3.5'' SAS/SATA BP

Config.Front BPMid/Rear BPSystem boardStorage controller
SFF 8i HBASFF 32i RAID
10/12SAS 0 PCIe 1  
SAS 1 PCIe 2  
SAS 2 PCIe 4, PCIe 5  
 

BP 4: SAS

BP 5: SAS

 

Gen 4: C 0

Gen3: C 0/C 1

 
11/13SAS 0, SAS 1C 0
SAS 2BP 4: SASC 1
BP 5: SASC 2

Example

Figure 4. Configuration 10