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

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

ConfigurationStorage controller
Qty.Type
Config. 12SFF 8i RAID/HBA
Config. 21SFF 16i RAID/HBA
Config. 31CFF 16i RAID/HBA
Config. 41SFF 32i RAID

Configuration 1 – 4:

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

  • SFF 8i RAID/HBA

  • SFF 16i RAID/HBA

Config.Front BPSystem boardStorage controller
SFF 8i RAID/HBASFF 16i RAID/HBA
1BP 1: SAS 

Gen 4: C 0

Gen3: C 0, C 1

 
BP 2: SAS 

Gen 4: C 0

Gen3: C 0, C 1

 
BP 2: NVMe 0–1PCIe 1, PCIe 2  
BP 2: NVMe 2–3PCIe 3  
BP 2: NVMe 4–5PCIe 7  
BP 2: NVMe 6–7PCIe 8  
2BP 1: SAS

Gen 4: C 0

Gen3: C 0, C 1

BP 2: SAS

Gen 4: C 1

Gen3: C 2, C 3

BP 2: NVMe 0–1PCIe 1, PCIe 2
BP 2: NVMe 2–3PCIe 3
BP 2: NVMe 4–5PCIe 7
BP 2: NVMe 6–7PCIe 8

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

  • CFF 16i RAID/HBA

  • SFF 32i RAID/HBA

Config.Front BPSystem boardStorage controller
CFF 16i RAID/HBASFF 32i RAID/HBA
3BP 1: SAS C 0, C 1 
BP 2: SAS C 2, C 3 
BP 2: NVMe 0–1PCIe 1, PCIe 2  
BP 2: NVMe 2–3PCIe 3  
BP 2: NVMe 4–5PCIe 7  
BP 2: NVMe 6–7PCIe 8  
4BP 1: SASC 0
BP 2: SASC 1
BP 2: NVMe 0–1PCIe 1, PCIe 2
BP 2: NVMe 2–3PCIe 3
BP 2: NVMe 4–5PCIe 7
BP 2: NVMe 6–7PCIe 8

Example

Figure 1. Configuration 1