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Backplane configuration for 32 drives

This information describes the supported backplane configuration for 32 drives.

About this task

The following illustration shows the supported backplane configuration to support

32 drives.

This configuration consists of four 8x1.8-inch drive backplanes and requires

eight SAS signal cables.

1.8” SSD

8 9 10 11 2120 22 23

1.8” SSD

1312 14 15 1716 18 19

1.8” SSD

0123 5467 2928 30 31

1.8” SSD

2524 26 27

Connecting the SAS cables

This section provides information on how to connect the SAS cables to the drive

backplanes.

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The following table provides information for connecting the SAS cables to the

drive backplanes (BP) based on the backplane slot and supported drive backplane

configurations:

Table 15. Connecting the SAS cables to the drive backplanes (BP) based on the

configurations

Drive backplane BP 1 BP 2 BP 3 BP 4

4x2.5-inch drive

backplane

v Connect the

SAS cable

from BP 1 to

the SAS signal

connector port

0onthe

system board.

v Connect the

SAS cable

from BP 2 to

the SAS signal

connector port

1onthe

system board.

v Connect the

SAS cable

from BP 3 to

port 0 on the

PCIe adapter.

v Connect the

SAS cable

from BP 4 to

port 1 on the

PCIe adapter.

8x2.5-inch drive

backplane