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24 x 2.5-inch front drive bays (SAS/SATA)

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

ConfigurationMid or Rear BPStorage controller
Qty.TypeQty.Type
Config. 1  2CFF 8i/16i RAID/HBA + CFF 48P RAID Expander
Config. 22SFF 8i RAID/HBA + CFF 48P RAID Expander
Config. 3  3SFF 8i RAID/HBA
Config. 41SFF 32i RAID
Config. 51Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA2CFF 8i/16i RAID/HBA + CFF 48P RAID Expander
Config. 61Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA2SFF 8i RAID/HBA + CFF 48P RAID Expander
Config. 71Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA4SFF 8i RAID/HBA
Config. 81Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA1SFF 32i RAID
Config. 93

Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA

Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA

Rear: 8 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA

2CFF 16i RAID/HBA + CFF 48P RAID Expander
Config. 103

Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA

Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA

Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA

2CFF 16i RAID/HBA + CFF 48P RAID Expander
Config. 113

Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA

Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA

Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA

2SFF 8i RAID/HBA + CFF 48P RAID Expander
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: 3 x 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA BP

  • CFF RAID expander + CFF 8i/16i RAID/HBA

  • CFF RAID expander + SFF 8i RAID/HBA

Config.Front BPSystem boardStorage controller
CFF 48PRAID ExpanderCFF 8i/16i RAID/HBASFF 8i RAID/HBASFF 32i RAID
1BP 1: SAS C 0   
BP 2: SAS C 1   
BP 3: SAS C 2   
  RAID/HBAC 0, C 1  
 
  • When two processors installed:

    PCIe 6

  • When one processor installed:

    PCIe 3

 MB  
2BP 1: SASC 0
BP 2: SASC 1
BP 3: SASC 2
RAID/HBA

Gen 4: C 0

Gen 3: C 0/C 1

3BP 1: SAS   

Gen 4: C 0

Gen 3: C 0/C 1

 
BP 2: SAS   

Gen 4: C 0

Gen 3: C 0/C 1

 
BP 3: SAS   

Gen 4: C 0/C 2

Gen 3: C 0/C 1

 
4BP 1: SASC 0
BP 2: SASC 1
BP 3: SASC 2

Example

Figure 1. Configuration 4

Configuration 5 – 8:​

BP 1 + BP 2 + BP 3: 3 x 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA BP

BP4: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA BP

Config.Front BPRear BPSystem boardStorage controller
CFF 48P RAID ExpanderCFF 8i/16i RAID/HBASFF 8i RAID/HBA
5BP 1: SAS  C 0  
BP 2: SAS  C 1  
BP 3: SAS  C 2  
 BP 4: SAS C 3  
  
  • When two processors installed:

    PCIe 6

  • When one processor installed:

    PCIe 3

 MB 
   RAID/HBAC 0, C 1 
6BP 1: SASC 0
BP 2: SASC 1
BP 3: SASC 2
BP 4: SASC 3
RAID/HBA

Gen 4: C 0

Gen 3: C 0/C 1

Configuration optionFront BPRear BPStorage controller
SFF 8i RAID/HBASFF 32i RAID
7BP 1: SAS 

Slot 2:

Gen 4: C 0

Gen 3: C 0/C 1

 
BP 2: SAS 

Slot 3:

Gen 4: C 0

Gen 3: C 0/C 1

 
BP 3: SAS 

Slot 5:

Gen 4: C 0/C 2

Gen 3: C 0/C 1

 
 BP 4: SAS

Slot 6:

Gen 4: C 0

Gen 3: C 0/C 1

 
8BP 1: SASC 0
BP 2: SASC 1
BP 3: SASC 2
BP 4: SASC 3

Example

Figure 2. Configuration 5

Configuration 9 – 11:​

BP 1 + BP 2 + BP 3: 3 x 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA BP

BP 4: 8 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA BP

BP 5 + BP 6: 2 x 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA BP

Config.Front BPMid/Rear BPSystem boardStorage controller
CFF 48PRAID ExpanderCFF 16i RAID/HBA
9BP 1: SAS  C 0 
BP 2: SAS  C 1 
BP 3: SAS  C 2 
 BP 4: SAS 0  C 2
 BP 4: SAS 1  C 3
 BP5: SAS, SAS C 3 
  PCIe 6 MB
   RAID/HBAC 0, C 1
Config.Front BPMid/Rear BPSystem boardStorage controller
CFF 48P RAID ExpanderCFF 16i RAID/HBASFF 8i RAID/HBA
10BP 1: SAS  C 0  
BP 2: SAS  C 1  
BP 3: SAS  C 2  
 BP 4: SAS, BP 5: SAS C 3  
 BP 6: SAS C 4  
   RAID/HBAC 0, C 1 
  PCIe 6 MB 
11BP 1: SASC 0
BP 2: SASC 1
BP 3: SASC 2
BP 4: SAS, BP 5: SASC 3
BP 6: SASC 4
RAID/HBA

Gen 4: C 0

Gen 3: C 0/C 1

Example

Figure 3. Configuration 10