160
Mark on the NVMe
data cable end
Port on the drive
backplane
Port on the 4-port NVMe SSD expander
modules
NVMe 2
NVMe B2
NVMe 2 (NVMe SSD expander module in PCIe slot 5)
NVMe 3
NVMe B3
NVMe 3 (NVMe SSD expander module in PCIe slot 5)
NVMe 4
NVMe B4
NVMe 4 (NVMe SSD expander module in PCIe slot 5)
Front hybrid 16SFF SAS/SATA and 8SFF NVMe drive cabling
To install 8SFF NVMe drives in drive cage bay 3, you must install an 8-port NVMe SSD expander
module in PCIe slot 2.
When connecting NVMe data cables, make sure you connect the corresponding peer ports with the
correct NVMe data cable. For 8-port and 4-port NVMe SSD expander modules, use
, respectively, to determine the ports to be connected and the cable to use.
Use
to determine the front drive cabling method depending on the type of the storage
controllers.
Table 20 Hybrid 16SFF SAS/SATA and 8SFF NVMe drive cabling methods
Storage controllers
Cabling method
Remarks
Standard storage controller
St Mezzanine storage
controllers
•
Connect SAS/SATA drives in drive cage bay
1 to the standard storage controller.
•
Connect SAS/SATA drives in drive cage bay
2 to the Mezzanine storage controller.
Figure 200 Hybrid 16SFF SAS/SATA and 8SFF NVMe drive cabling (standard storage
controller)
(1) and (4) Power cords
(2) and (3) AUX signal cables
(5) NVMe data cables
(6) and (7) SAS/SATA data cables
