Expansion cards and backup units
Figure 168: Installing Retimer controller in slot 3
Ê Connect the VPP cable to the connector "CON5" on the Retimer controller
(1).
Ê Install the Retimer controller in slot 3 (see arrow).
Ê Connect the VPP cable to the connector "VPP CPU1" on the system board
(see close-up 2).
Ê Connect the color-coded Oculink cables to the corresponding HDD
backplane, see section
page
207.
Example configuration with one Retimer controller in slot 9
I
To connect the rear PCIe SSD backplane, install the Retimer controller
in slot 9.
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