3.10 Storage Drive Cable Routing Diagrams
The system supports eight hot-swap 3.5"/2.5" SAS/SATA storage drives. SAS can be
supported with an optional controller card and cables. NVMe support requires additional
cables (refer to the
optional parts list
for each of these storage configurations.
Cable Routing: Eight SATA
BPN-NVME5-745N-S8
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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
for more details). Below are the cable routing diagrams
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Figure 3-17. Cable Routing Diagram
Eight SATA Drives
Description
BPN SAS #0-#3
BPN SAS #4-#7
MBD SATA #0-#7
BPN NVMe 0
BPN NVMe 1
BPN NVMe 2
BPN NVMe 3
MBD P1_NVME0/1
MBD P1_NVME2/3
SAS RAID card
X13DEI-(T)
3
Connector Type
Slim SAS x4
Slim SAS x4
Slimline x8
MCIO x8
MCIO x8
MCIO x8
(connect to Retimer card)
MCIO x8
(connect to Retimer card)
MCIO x8
MCIO x8
PCIe x8
SATA cable (CBL-SAST1261-100)
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Descrip�on
Connector typ
1
BPN SAS #0-#3
Slim SAS x4
2
BPN SAS #4-#7
Slim SAS x4
MBD SATA #0-#7
Slimline x8
3
4
BPN NVMe 0
MCIO x8
5
BPN NVMe 1
MCIO x8
MCIO x8
6
BPN NVMe 2
(connect to Re�me
MCIO x8
7
BPN NVMe 3
(connect to Re�me
8
MBD P1_NVME0/1
MCIO x8
MBD P1_NVME2/3
MCIO x8
9
SAS raid card
PCIe x8
10
SATA cable
(CBL-SAST-1261-100)
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