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Backplane cable list

Use this section to identify each of the cables that are used in routing the 2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane for your server.

2.5-inch backplane cable list​

Table 1. 2.5-inch backplane cable list
CableDescription

2.5-inch backplane power cable

  • Backplane 1/2 to PDB: 400 mm

  • Backplane 3/4 to PDB: 300 mm

SlimSAS x4*2 to SlimSAS x8 cable

  • Backplane 1/3 to SATA port on system board: 430 mm/430 mm

  • Backplane 1/2 to CFF 16i RAID/HBA Gen 4: 260 mm/260 mm

  • Backplane 3/4 to CFF 16i RAID/HBA Gen 4: 430 mm/430 mm

Mini-SAS x4*2 to SlimSAS x8 cable

  • Backplane 1/2/3/4 to 8i RAID/HBA Gen 3 or 16i RAID/HBA Gen 3

  • Backplane 1/2 to 24i RAID/HBA Gen 3: 640 mm

  • Backplane 3/4 to 24i RAID/HBA Gen 3: 930 mm

SlimSAS x8 to SlimSAS x8 cable

  • Backplane 1/2/3/4 to 8i RAID/HBA Gen 4 or 16i RAID/HBA Gen 4: 720 mm

  • Backplane 1/2/3 to 32i RAID/HBA Gen 4: 720 mm

  • Backplane 4 to 32i RAID/HBA Gen 4: 880 mm

SlimSAS x8 to SlimSAS x8 cable pair

Backplane 1/2 to NVMe retimer: 700 mm/700 mm

SlimSAS x8 to SlimSAS x8 cable pair

From 2.5-inch backplane to PCIe port on system board.

  • Backplane 1 to PCIe 1 (onboard)/2 on system board: 820 mm/780 mm

  • Backplane 1 to PCIe 3 (onboard)/4 on system board: 325 mm/160 mm