To connect signal cables for the front backplane(s), refer to the following cable routing scenarios depending
on your server configuration.
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"Front backplanes: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA" on page 363
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"Front + rear backplanes: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5"/8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA/4 x 2.5" AnyBay" on page
365
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"Front + middle backplanes: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 4 x 2.5"/8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA" on page 385
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"Front + middle + rear backplanes: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA+ 4 x 2.5"/8 x 2.5" SAS/
SATA" on page 389
Front backplanes: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA
This topic provides cable routing information for the server model with three 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA front
backplanes.
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"32i RAID adapter" on page 363
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"8i RAID/HBA adapters" on page 364
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"8i + 16i RAID/HBA adapters" on page 365
32i RAID adapter
The following shows the cable connections for the 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with one 32i RAID
adapter.
Connections between connectors:
Figure 372. SAS/SATA cable routing to 32i adapter
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