The 16x2.5" hot-swap hard drive configuration is an upgrade option that requires two hot-swap hard drive cage kits - iPC FUP8X25S3HSDK.
The Mini-SAS cable kits - iPC AXXCBL380HDHD, AXXCBL650HDHD or AXXCBL650HDMS must be ordered separately.
Note: For data cable information associated with Intel® Accessory Kit FUP8X25S3NVDK, see section 3.2.6
3.2.5.1 16x2.5" Hot Swap HDD SAS/SATA Cable Guide (with No SAS expander)
For S2600CW2SR and S2600CWTSR,16x2.5" drives can be used without the need to install an expander or additional RAID PCIe card. The 16 drives will be split
in two different groups of 8 drives each; one managed by the On-Board SATA controller and the other managed by the On-Board SAS controller.
Cables for On-Board SATA
Drive Support
Controller to Backplane
SATA -> BP
Top and
sSATA-> BP
Bottom
380mm HD --- HD
Hot-swap
(2) AXXCBL380HDHD per cage
8x2.5"
The kit includes two cables
Intel® Server S2600CW Product Family Configuration Guide and Spares/Accessories List
Bottom Drive Cage
Top Drive Cage
Figure 7. SATA/SAS 0-15
Table 14. 16x2.5" Hot-swap HDD Cable Guide (with no SAS Expander)