To connect power cables for the front backplane(s), refer to
drive bays" on page
312.
To connect signal cables for the front backplane(s), refer to the following cable routing scenarios depending
on your server configuration.
•
"Front backplanes: 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA" on page 331
•
"Front + rear backplanes: 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA" on page 334
•
"Front + middle backplanes: 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5"/8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA" on page 335
•
"Front + middle + rear backplanes: 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA" on
page 337
Front backplanes: 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA
This topic provides cable routing information for the server model with two 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA front
backplanes.
•
"Onboard connectors" on page 331
•
"16i RAID/HBA adapter" on page 332
•
"CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter" on page 333
Onboard connectors
The following shows the cable connections for the 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with onboard
connectors.
To connect riser 3 and riser 4 cables when two processors are installed, see
To connect riser 5 cables when two processors are installed, see
Connections between connectors:
↔
↔
↔
,
,
, ...
1
1
2
2
3
3
"Backplanes: server models with 2.5-inch front
"Riser 3/4 cage" on page
"Riser 5 cage" on page
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309.
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Internal cable routing
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