SAS/SATA backplane combinations
Follow the instructions in this section to learn how do cable routing for combinations with SAS/SATA backplanes.
See the following sections for cable routing combinations with only SAS/SATA drive backplanes.
One backplane
Two backplanes
Two SAS/SATA backplanes
16i RAID adapter
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| SAS/SATA cable routing | ||
| Length | To | |
| 1 |
| C0 (16i) |
| 2 | 860 mm | C1 (16i) |
Three backplanes
Four backplanes
Six backplanes
Six SAS/SATA backplanes
on-board connector +16i + 32i RAID adapters
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| SAS/SATA cable routing | ||
| Length | To | |
| 1 | 845 mm | On-board |
| 2 | 860 mm | C0 (16i) |
| 3 | 1000 mm | C1 (16i) |
| 4 | 820 mm | C0 (32i) |
| 5 | 690 mm | C1 (32i) |
| 6 | 665 mm | C2 (32i) |
8i +16i + 32i RAID adapters
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| SAS/SATA cable routing | ||
| Length | To | |
| 1 |
| C0 (8i) |
| 2 | 860 mm | C0 (16i) |
| 3 | 1000 mm | C1 (16i) |
| 4 | 820 mm | C0 (32i) |
| 5 | 690 mm | C1 (32i) |
| 6 | 665 mm | C2 (32i) |
32i + 16i RAID adapters
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| SAS/SATA cable routing | ||
| Length | To | |
| 1 | 945 mm | C0 (32i) |
| 2 | 820 mm | C1 (32i) |
| 3 | 690 mm | C2 (32i) |
| 4 | 830 mm | C3 (32i) |
| 5 | 820 mm | C0 (16i) |
| 6 |
| C1 (16i) |
16i + 16i + 16i RAID adapters
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| SAS/SATA cable routing | ||
| Length | To | |
| 1 |
| C0 (16i) |
| 2 | 860 mm | C1 (16i) |
| 3 | 1000 mm | C0 (16i) |
| 4 | 665 mm | C1 (16i) |
| 5 | 820 mm | C0 (16i) |
| 6 |
| C1 (16i) |
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