Follow the instructions in this section to learn how to do cable routing for one AnyBay backplane.
- 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
This configuration contains the following storage controller combinations:
The AnyBay backplane is used as a pure NVMe backplane when no RAID/HBA adapters are installed.
Table 1. NVMe cable routingNVMe cable routing - backplane 1 |
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Cable | From | To | Cable length |
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1 | Backplane 1: NVMe 0-1 | System board assembly: NVMe 10 connector | 420 mm |
2 | Backplane 1: NVMe 2-3 | System board assembly: NVMe 9 connector | 420 mm |
3 | Backplane 1: NVMe 4-5 | System board assembly: NVMe 1 connector | 150 mm |
4 | Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7 | System board assembly: NVMe 2 connector | 150 mm |
Based on the location of the RAID adapter, select the corresponding routing path from the following table.
Table 7. NVMe cable routingNVMe cable routing to PCIe riser 1 | NVMe cable routing to PCIe riser 3 |
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Cable | From | To |
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1 | Backplane 1: NVMe 0-1 | 32i adapter: C0 |
2 | Backplane 1: NVMe 2-3 | 32i adapter: C1 |
3 | Backplane 1: NVMe 4-5 | 32i adapter: C2 |
4 | Backplane 1: NVMe 6-7 | 32i adapter: C3 |