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16 x 2.5-inch front drive bays (NVMe)

This section provides cable routing information for the server model with 16 x 2.5-inch NVMe front drive bays.

Note
The two AnyBay backplanes are used as two pure NVMe backplanes.
ConfigurationStorage controller
Qty.Type
Config. 11NVMe switch
Config. 21NVMe retimer

Configuration 1 – 2:

BP 1 + BP 2: 2 x 8 x 2.5'' NVMe

Config.Front BPSystem boardStorage controller
NVMe switch/retimer
1/2BP 1: NVMe 0–1PCIe 1, PCIe 2 
BP 1: NVMe 2–3PCIe 3 
BP 1: NVMe 4–5, NVMe 6–7 C 0, C1
BP 2: NVMe 0–1PCIe 4, PCIe 5 
BP 2: NVMe 2–3PCIe 6 
BP 2: NVMe 4–5PCIe 7 
BP 2: NVMe 6–7PCIe 8 

Example

Figure 1. Configuration 1