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).

Configuration	Mid or Rear BP		Storage controller
Configuration	Qty.	Type	Qty.	Type
Config. 1			2	CFF 8i/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/24i RAID
Config. 5	1	Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA	2	CFF 8i/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	4	SFF 8i RAID/HBA
Config. 8	1	Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA	1	SFF 32i RAID
Config. 9	3	Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA Rear: 8 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA	2	CFF 16i RAID/HBA + CFF 48P RAID Expander
Config. 10	3	Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA	2	CFF 16i RAID/HBA + CFF 48P RAID Expander
Config. 11	3	Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA Mid: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA Rear: 4 x 2.5'' SAS/SATA	2	SFF 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

Config.	Front BP	System board	Storage controller
Config.	Front BP	System board	CFF 48PRAID Expander	CFF 8i/16i RAID/HBA	SFF 8i RAID/HBA	SFF 32i/24i RAID
1	BP 1: SAS		C0
	BP 2: SAS		C1
	BP 3: SAS		C2
			RAID/HBA	C0/C1
		When two processors installed: PCIe 6 When one processor installed: PCIe 3		MB
2	BP 1: SAS		C0
	BP 2: SAS		C1
	BP 3: SAS		C2
			RAID/HBA		Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0/C1
3	BP 1: SAS				Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0/C1
	BP 2: SAS				Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0/C1
	BP 3: SAS				Gen 4: C0/C2 Gen 3: C0/C1
4	BP 1: SAS					32i: C0 24i: C0/C1
	BP 2: SAS					32i: C1 24i: C2/C3
	BP 3: SAS					32i: C2 24i: C4/C5

Example

Figure 1. Configuration 4 (32i)

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 BP	Rear BP	System board	Storage controller
Config.	Front BP	Rear BP	System board	CFF 48P RAID Expander	CFF 8i/16i RAID/HBA	SFF 8i RAID/HBA
5	BP 1: SAS			C0
	BP 2: SAS			C1
	BP 3: SAS			C2
		BP 4: SAS		C3
			When two processors installed: PCIe 6 When one processor installed: PCIe 3		MB
				RAID/HBA	C0, C1
6	BP 1: SAS			C0
	BP 2: SAS			C1
	BP 3: SAS			C2
		BP 4: SAS		C3
				RAID/HBA		Gen 4: C0 Gen 3: C0/C1

Example

Figure 2. Configuration 5

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

Example

Figure 3. Configuration 10

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