Drive backplane connectors
The following illustration shows the internal connectors on the drive backplanes.
Note
Some cable connectors have locks or latches that must be disengaged to disconnect the cable.
There are two types of drive backplane used in the server: one that controls only SAS drives and one that controls both SAS and NVMe drives. Cable routing for drive components is different for SAS and SAS/NVMe drives:
For information about drive backplane cable routing, see Cable routing for drives.
SAS drive backplane connectors
Figure 1. SAS drive backplane connectors
| Callout | Callout |
|---|---|
| 1 Drive connector for SAS drives 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 | 4 Drive connector for SAS drives 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, and 23 |
| 2 Drive connector for SAS drives 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, and 22 | 5 SAS signal from RAID card |
| 3 Drive connector for SAS drives 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, and 21 | 6 Backplane power from interposer |
SAS/NVMe drive backplane connectors
Figure 2. SAS/NVMe drive backplane connectors
| Callout | Callout |
|---|---|
| 1 Drive connector for SAS or NVMe drives 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 | 5 NVMe signal from compute board or storage tray |
| 2 Drive connector for SAS or NVMe drives 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, and 22 | 6 SAS signal from RAID card |
| 3 Drive connector for SAS drives 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, and 21 | 7 Backplane power from interposer |
| 4 Drive connector for SAS drives 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, and 23 |
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