Connecting the SAS cablesThe following table provides information for connecting the SAS cables to thedrive backplanes (BP) based on the backplane slot and supported drive backplaneconfigurations:Table 14. Connecting the SAS cables to the drive backplanes (BP) based on theconfigurationsDrive backplane BP 1 BP 2 BP 3 BP 44x2.5-inch drivebackplane v Connect theSAS cablefrom BP 1 tothe SAS signalconnector port0 on thesystem board.v Connect theSAS cablefrom BP 2 tothe SAS signalconnector port1 on thesystem board.v Connect theSAS cablefrom BP 3 toport 0 on thePCIe adapter.v Connect theSAS cablefrom BP 4 toport 1 on thePCIe adapter.8x2.5-inch drivebackplane v Connect one SAS cable from BP1 to the SAS signal connectorport 0 on the system board.v Connect one SAS cable from BP2 to the SAS signal connectorport 1 on the system board.v Connect one SAS cable from BP3 to port 0 on the PCIe adapter.v Connect one SAS cable from BP4 to port 1 on the PCIe adapter.8x2.5-inch drivebackplane withcontrollerexpanderv Connect one SAS cable from BP3 to the SAS signal connectorport 0 on the system boardv Connect one SAS cable from BP4 to the SAS signal connectorport 1 on the system board8x1.8-inch drivebackplane v Connect twoSAS cablesfrom BP 1 tothe two SASsignalconnectors onthe systemboard.v Connect twoSAS cablesfrom BP 2 tothe connectorson the PCIeadapter.v Connect twoSAS cablesfrom BP 3 tothe connectorson the PCIeadapter.v Connect twoSAS cablesfrom BP 4 tothe connectorson the PCIeadapter.Note: Follow this general rule for connecting the SAS signal cables to the drive backplanesand adapters:v Port 0 on the drive backplane to Port 0 on the adapterv Port 1 on the drive backplane to Port 1 on the adapterChapter 2. Installing optional devices 61
