7-9
Table 7-5 NVMe data cable and the corresponding connectors on the drive backplane and
the RC-8*NVME-1*FHHL-G3 riser card
Connector on the
riser card
Mark on the NVMe data cable
Connector on the
drive backplane
Single-port end for
the riser card
Dual-port end for
the drive backplane
NVMe A1
NVMe A1
NVMe-A1
NVMe A1
NVMe-A2
NVMe A2
NVMe A3
NVMe A3
NVMe-A3 NVMe
A3
NVMe-A4 NVMe
A4
NVMe B1
NVMe B1
NVMe-B1 NVMe
B1
NVMe-B2 NVMe
B2
NVMe B3
NVMe B3
NVMe-B3 NVMe
B3
NVMe-B4 NVMe
B4
Connecting SAS/SATA data cables
Use
to select the method for connecting three 8SFF SAS/SATA drive backplanes to
storage controllers depending on the storage controller configuration.
Table 7-6 SAS/SATA drive cabling method
Storage controller
Cabling method
3 × standard storage controllers in PCIe slots 1, 7, and 8
See
2 × standard storage controllers in PCIe slots 1 and 7
See
Figure 7-10 SAS/SATA drives connected to the standard storage controllers in PCIe slot 1, 7,
and 8
(1) SAS/SATA data cable 1 to the storage controller in PCIe slot 8
(2) SAS/SATA data cable 2 to the storage controller in PCIe slot 7
(3) SAS/SATA data cable 3 to the storage controller in PCIe slot 1