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24 x 2.5-inch front drive bays (16SAS/SATA+8AnyBay)

This section provides cable routing information for the server model with 24 x 2.5-inch front drive bays (16SAS/SATA+8AnyBay).

Configuration	Rear BP		Storage controller
Configuration	Qty.	Type	Qty.	Type
Config. 1			2	CFF 16i RAID/HBA + CFF 48P RAID Expander
Config. 2			2	SFF 8i RAID/HBA +CFF 48P RAID Expander
Config. 3			3	SFF 8i RAID/HBA
Config. 4			1	SFF 32i RAID
Config. 5	1	Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA	2	CFF 16i RAID/HBA + CFF 48P RAID Expander
Config. 6	1	Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA	2	SFF 8i RAID/HBA + CFF 48P RAID Expander
Config. 7	1	Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA	3	SFF 8i RAID/HBA
Config. 8	1	Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA	1	SFF 32i RAID

Depending on your server configurations, refer to one of the following sections for cable routing information.

Configuration 1 – 4: BP 1 + BP 2 + BP 3
Configuration 5 – 8: BP 1 + BP 2 + BP 3 + BP 4

Configuration 1 – 4:

BP 1 + BP 2 + BP 3: 8 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA BP + 8 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA BP + 8 x 2.5'' AnyBay BP

Config.	Front BP	System board	Storage controller
Config.	Front BP	System board	CFF 48P RAID Expander	CFF 16i RAID/HBA	SFF 8i RAID/HBA
1	BP 1: SAS		C 0
	BP 2: SAS		C 1
	BP 3: SAS		C 2
			RAID/HBA	C 0, C 1
		PCIe 6		MB
	BP 3: NVMe 0–1	PCIe 1, PCIe 2
	BP 3: NVMe 2–3	PCIe 3
	BP 3: NVMe 4–5	PCIe 7
	BP3: NVMe 6–7	PCIe 8
2	BP 1: SAS		C 0
	BP 2: SAS		C 1
	BP 3: SAS		C 2
			RAID/HBA		Gen 4: C 0 Gen3: C 0, C 1
	BP 3: NVMe 0–1	PCIe 1, PCIe 2
	BP 3: NVMe 2–3	PCIe 3
	BP 3: NVMe 4–5	PCIe 7
	BP3: NVMe 6–7	PCIe 8

Config.	Front BP	System board	Storage controller
Config.	Front BP	System board	SFF 8i RAID/HBA	SFF 32i RAID
3	BP 1: SAS		Gen 4: C 0 Gen3: C 0, C 1
	BP 2: SAS		Gen 4: C 0 Gen3: C 0, C 1
	BP 3: SAS		Gen 4: C 0 Gen3: C 0, C 1
	BP 3: NVMe 0–1	PCIe 1, PCIe 2
	BP 3: NVMe 2–3	PCIe 3
	BP 3: NVMe 4–5	PCIe 7
	BP3: NVMe 6–7	PCIe 8
4	BP 1: SAS			C 0
	BP 2: SAS			C 1
	BP 3: SAS			C 2
	BP 3: NVMe 0–1	PCIe 1, PCIe 2
	BP 3: NVMe 2–3	PCIe 3
	BP 3: NVMe 4–5	PCIe 7
	BP3: NVMe 6–7	PCIe 8

Example

Figure 1. Configuration 2

Configuration 5 – 8:

BP 1 + BP 2 + BP 3: 8 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA BP + 8 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA BP + 8 x 2.5'' AnyBay BP

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

Config.	Front BP	Rear BP	System board	Storage controller
Config.	Front BP	Rear BP	System board	CFF 48PRAID Expander	CFF 16i RAID/HBA	SFF 8i RAID/HBA
5	BP 1: SAS			C 0
	BP 2: SAS			C 1
	BP 3: SAS			C 2
				RAID/HBA	C 0/C 2, C 1/C 3
			PCIe 6		MB
		BP 4: SAS		C 3
	BP 3: NVMe 0–1		PCIe 1, PCIe 2
	BP 3: NVMe 2–3		PCIe 3
	BP 3: NVMe 4–5		PCIe 7
	BP3: NVMe 6–7		PCIe 8
6	BP 1: SAS			C 0
	BP 2: SAS			C 1
	BP 3: SAS			C 2
		BP 4: SAS		C 3
				RAID/HBA		Gen 4: C 0 Gen3: C 0, C 1
	BP 3: NVMe 0–1		PCIe 1, PCIe 2
	BP 3: NVMe 2–3		PCIe 3
	BP 3: NVMe 4–5		PCIe 7
	BP3: NVMe 6–7		PCIe 8

Config.	Front BP	Rear BP	System board	Storage controller
Config.	Front BP	Rear BP	System board	SFF 8i RAID/HBA	SFF 32i RAID
7	BP 1: SAS			Slot 2: Gen 4: C 0/C 1 Gen3: C 0
	BP 2: SAS			Slot 3: Gen 4: C 0/C 1 Gen3: C 0
	BP 3: SAS			Slot 4: Gen 4: C 0/C 2 Gen3: C 0/C 1
		BP 4: SAS		Slot 5: C 0
	BP 3: NVMe 0–1		PCIe 1, PCIe 2
	BP 3: NVMe 2–3		PCIe 3
	BP 3: NVMe 4–5		PCIe 7
	BP3: NVMe 6–7		PCIe 8
8	BP 1: SAS				C 0
	BP 2: SAS				C 1
	BP 3: SAS				C 2
		BP 4: SAS			C 3
	BP 3: NVMe 0–1		PCIe 1, PCIe 2
	BP 3: NVMe 2–3		PCIe 3
	BP 3: NVMe 4–5		PCIe 7
	BP3: NVMe 6–7		PCIe 8

Example

Figure 2. Configuration 5

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Configuration 1 – 4:
Configuration 5 – 8: