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2 x AnyBay backplanes

Follow the instructions in this section to learn how to do cable routing for two AnyBay backplanes.

Note
  • For more information about the power cable routing, see 2.5-inch drive backplane cable routing (server model with four 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:
    • 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:

No RAID/HBA adapter

Note
The AnyBay backplanes are used as pure NVMe backplanes when no RAID/HBA adapters are installed.
Table 1. NVMe cable routing
NVMe cable routing - backplane 1NVMe cable routing - backplane 3

NVMe cable routing - backplane 1

NVMe cable routing - backplane 3
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
5Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1System board assembly: NVMe 7 connector150 mm
6Backplane 3: NVMe 2-3System board assembly: NVMe 8 connector150 mm
7Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5System board assembly: NVMe 12 connector420 mm
8Backplane 3: NVMe 6-7System board assembly: NVMe 11 connector420 mm

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 ASAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser B

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser A

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser B
SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser CSAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser D

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser C

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser D
CableFromTo
1Backplane 1: SAS/SATA16i adapter:
  • Gen4: C0
  • Gen3: C0, C1
2Backplane 3: SAS/SATA16i adapter:
  • Gen4: C1
  • Gen3: C2, C3
Table 3. NVMe cable routing
NVMe cable routing - backplane 1NVMe cable routing - backplane 3

NVMe cable routing - backplane 1

NVMe cable routing - backplane 3
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
5Backplane 3: NVMe 0-1System board assembly: NVMe 7 connector150 mm
6Backplane 3: NVMe 2-3System board assembly: NVMe 8 connector150 mm
7Backplane 3: NVMe 4-5System board assembly: NVMe 12 connector420 mm
8Backplane 3: NVMe 6-7System board assembly: NVMe 11 connector420 mm

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 ASAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser B

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser A

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser B
SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser CSAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser D

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser C

SAS/SATA cable routing to PCIe riser D
CableFromTo
1Backplane 1: SAS/SATA16i adapter: C0
2Backplane 3: SAS/SATA16i adapter: C1