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2.5-inch drive backplane kits

See this section to identify parts that are enclosed in the 2.5-inch backplane kits.

The server supports up to six drive backplanes with the following corresponding drive bay numbers.
Figure 1. Drive backplane numbering

Table 1. Drive backplanes and corresponding drive bays
 Drive backplaneDrive bay Supported drive backplaneSupported drive
110 to 7
  • 2.5-inch SAS/SATA 8-bay drive backplane
  • 2.5-inch AnyBay/NVMe 8-bay drive backplane
  • 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives
  • 2.5-inch NVMe drives
228 to 15
3316 to 23
4424 to 31
  • 2.5-inch SAS/SATA 8-bay drive backplane
  • 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives
5532 to 39
6640 to 47
Note
When the following components are installed in the system, bay 24 to 47 are disabled, and the maximal supported drive quantity is 24.
  • PMEMs
  • DRAM DIMMs with 64 GB or larger capacity
  • Processors with 250 or more watts