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
	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 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

• Configuration 5 – 8: BP 1 + BP 2 + BP 3 + BP4

• Configuration 9 – 11: BP 1 + BP 2 + BP 3 + BP4 + BP5

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 BP	System board	Storage controller
			CFF 48PRAID Expander	CFF 8i/16i RAID/HBA	SFF 8i RAID/HBA	SFF 32i RAID
1	BP 1: SAS		C 0
	BP 2: SAS		C 1
	BP 3: SAS		C 2
			RAID/HBA	C 0, C 1
		When two processors installed: PCIe 6 When one processor installed: PCIe 3		MB
2	BP 1: SAS		C 0
	BP 2: SAS		C 1
	BP 3: SAS		C 2
			RAID/HBA		Gen 4: C 0 Gen 3: C 0/C 1
3	BP 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
4	BP 1: SAS					C 0
	BP 2: SAS					C 1
	BP 3: SAS					C 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 BP	Rear BP	System board	Storage controller
				CFF 48P RAID Expander	CFF 8i/16i RAID/HBA	SFF 8i RAID/HBA
5	BP 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/HBA	C 0, C 1
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 Gen 3: C 0/C 1

Configuration option	Front BP	Rear BP	Storage controller
			SFF 8i RAID/HBA	SFF 32i RAID
7	BP 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
8	BP 1: SAS			C 0
	BP 2: SAS			C 1
	BP 3: SAS			C 2
		BP 4: SAS		C 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 BP	Mid/Rear BP	System board	Storage controller
				CFF 48PRAID Expander	CFF 16i RAID/HBA
9	BP 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/HBA	C 0, C 1

Config.	Front BP	Mid/Rear BP	System board	Storage controller
				CFF 48P RAID Expander	CFF 16i RAID/HBA	SFF 8i RAID/HBA
10	BP 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/HBA	C 0, C 1
			PCIe 6		MB
11	BP 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/HBA		Gen 4: C 0 Gen 3: C 0/C 1

Example

Figure 3. Configuration 10