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1 x AnyBay backplane

Follow the instructions in this section to learn how to do cable routing for one AnyBay backplane.

Note
  • For more information about the power cable routing, see 2.5-inch drive backplane cable routing (server model with three PCIe risers).
  • When routing the cables, ensure that all cables are routed appropriately through the cable guides and cable clips.
  • Make sure to choose the cables based on the generation of RAID adapters that you plan to install:
    • HL PCIe riser 1 and 3:
      • Gen3 RAID/HBA adapters (9350-16i, 4350-16i, 9350-8i, 5350-8i, 4350-8i): Mini-SAS x4*2 to SlimSAS x8 cable
      • Gen4 RAID/HBA adapters (940-32i, 940-16i, 540-16i, 440-16i, 940-8i, 540-8i, 440-8i): SlimSAS x8 to SlimSAS x8 cable
    • FL PCIe riser 1 and 3:
      • Gen4 RAID/HBA adapters (940-32i, 940-16i, 540-16i, 440-16i, 940-8i, 540-8i, 440-8i): SlimSAS x8 to SlimSAS x8 cable
    • HL PCIe riser 2:
      • Gen3 RAID/HBA adapters (9350-16i, 4350-16i, 9350-8i, 5350-8i, 4350-8i): Mini-SAS x4*2 to SlimSAS x8 cable
      • Gen4 RAID/HBA adapters (940-16i, 540-16i, 440-16i, 940-8i, 540-8i, 440-8i): SlimSAS x8 to SlimSAS x8 cable

No RAID/HBA adapter

Note
The AnyBay backplane is used as a pure NVMe backplane when no RAID/HBA adapters are installed.
Table 1. NVMe cable routing
NVMe cable routing - backplane 1

NVMe cable routing - backplane 1
CableFromToCable length
1Backplane 1: NVMe 0-1System board assembly: NVMe 10 connector420 mm
2Backplane 1: NVMe 2-3System board assembly: NVMe 9 connector420 mm
3Backplane 1: NVMe 4-5System board assembly: NVMe 1 connector150 mm
4Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7System board assembly: NVMe 2 connector150 mm

8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter

Based on the location of the RAID/HBA adapter, select the corresponding routing path for SAS/SATA cable from the following table.

Table 2. SAS/SATA cable routing
SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 1SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 2

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 1

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 2
SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 3

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 3
CableFromTo
1Backplane 1: SAS/SATA8i/16i adapter:
  • Gen4: C0
  • Gen3: C0, C1
Table 3. NVMe cable routing
NVMe cable routing - backplane 1

NVMe cable routing - backplane 1
CableFromToCable length
1Backplane 1: NVMe 0-1System board assembly: NVMe 10 connector420 mm
2Backplane 1: NVMe 2-3System board assembly: NVMe 9 connector420 mm
3Backplane 1: NVMe 4-5System board assembly: NVMe 1 connector150 mm
4Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7System board assembly: NVMe 2 connector150 mm

8i/16i RAID adapter (Tri-mode)

Based on the location of the RAID adapter, select the corresponding routing path for SAS/SATA cable from the following table.

Table 4. SAS/SATA cable routing
SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 1SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 2

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 1

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 2
SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 3

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 3
CableFromTo
1Backplane 1: SAS/SATA8i/16i adapter: C0

32i RAID adapter

Based on the location of the RAID adapter, select the corresponding routing path for SAS/SATA cable from the following table.

Table 5. SAS/SATA cable routing
SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 1SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 3

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 1

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser 3
CableFromTo
1Backplane 1: SAS/SATA32i adapter: C0
Table 6. NVMe cable routing
NVMe cable routing - backplane 1

NVMe cable routing - backplane 1
CableFromToCable length
1Backplane 1: NVMe 0-1System board assembly: NVMe 10 connector420 mm
2Backplane 1: NVMe 2-3System board assembly: NVMe 9 connector420 mm
3Backplane 1: NVMe 4-5System board assembly: NVMe 1 connector150 mm
4Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7System board assembly: NVMe 2 connector150 mm

32i RAID adapter (x4 NVMe)

Based on the location of the RAID adapter, select the corresponding routing path from the following table.

Table 7. NVMe cable routing
NVMe cable routing to PCIe riser 1NVMe cable routing to PCIe riser 3

NVMe cable routing to PCIe riser 1

NVMe cable routing to PCIe riser 3
CableFromTo
1Backplane 1: NVMe 0-132i adapter: C0
2Backplane 1: NVMe 2-332i adapter: C1
3Backplane 1: NVMe 4-532i adapter: C2
4Backplane 1: NVMe 6-732i adapter: C3