Cable matrix

SAS/SATA kits

Use the following tables to find cabling information and part numbers.

Option kit Cable part number* From To Power cable part number
2 SFF SAS/SATA drive cage 869962-0011

Drive backplane (drive box 1)

P816i-a controller

869953-0012

2 SFF SAS/SATA drive cage 874063-0011

Drive backplane (drive box 1)

12G SAS Expander (port 3)

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 869960-001 3

Drive backplane (drive box 1)

Primary riser

System board (SATA ports 1 and 2)

P408i-a controller

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 869974-001 3

Drive backplane (drive box 1)

Secondary riser

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 869975-001 3

Drive backplane (drive box 1)

Tertiary riser

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 869962-0011

Drive backplane (drive box 1)

P816i-a controller

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage

874066-0014

Drive backplane (drive box 1)

12G SAS Expander (ports 3 and 4)

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 869964-0013

Drive backplane (drive box 2)

Primary riser

System board (SATA ports 1 and 2)

P408i-a controller

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 869973-001 3

Drive backplane (drive box 2)

Secondary riser

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 874064-0014

Drive backplane (drive box 2)

12G SAS Expander (ports 5 and 6)

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 869975-0013

Drive backplane (drive box 3)

Primary riser

System board (SATA ports 1 and 2)

P408i-a controller

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 869974-001 3

Drive backplane (drive box 3)

Secondary riser

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 874065-0014

Drive backplane (drive box 3)

12G SAS Expander (ports 7 and 8)

869953-001 2

8 SFF HDD drive cage 869960-001 3

Drive backplane (drive box 1)

System board (SATA ports 1 and 2)

P408i-a controller

869953-001 2

8 SFF HDD drive cage 869962-0011

Drive backplane (drive box 1)

P816i-a controller

869953-001 2

8 SFF HDD drive cage 874066-0014

Drive backplane (drive box 1)

12G SAS Expander (ports 3 and 4)

869953-001 2

8 SFF HDD drive cage 869964-0013

Drive backplane (drive box 2)

System board (SATA ports 1 and 2)

P408i-a controller

869953-001 2

8 SFF HDD drive cage 874064-0014

Drive backplane (drive box 2)

12G SAS Expander (ports 5 and 6)

869953-001 2

8 SFF HDD drive cage 869975-0013

Drive backplane (drive box 3)

System board (SATA ports 1 and 2)

P408i-a controller

869953-001 2

8 SFF HDD drive cage 874065-0014

Drive backplane (drive box 3)

12G SAS Expander (ports 7 and 8)

869953-001 2

12G SAS Expander 874067-0014

Ports 1 and 2

P408i-a controller

12G SAS Expander 880028-0014

Ports 1 and 2

Secondary riser
12G SAS Expander 880029-0014

Ports 1 and 2

Tertiary riser
HPE Smart Array p824i-p MR Gen 10 controller Controller Riser 881582-0015
P00511-0016 Drive backplane (drive box 1) Primary riser, controller ports 1 and 2
P00509-0016 Drive backplane (drive box 2) Primary riser, controller ports 3 and 4
P00510-0016 Drive backplane (drive box 3) Primary riser, controller ports 5 and 6
P00509-0016 Drive backplane (drive box 1) Secondary riser, controller ports 5 and 6
P00510-0016 Drive backplane (drive box 2) Secondary riser, controller ports 1 and 2
P00511-0016 Drive backplane (drive box 3) Secondary riser, controller ports 3 and 4

* To order spare cables, use the following kits and spare part numbers.

1 2 SFF cable kit (877963-001)

2 Small form factor (SFF) power cable (877960-001)

3 MiniSAS cable kit (SFF) (877980-001)

4 MiniSAS cable kit (SAS Expander) (877981-001)

5 28 AWG, 3 Pin, PCI to Controller power cable, short (878645-001)

6 MiniSAS to MiniSAS HD, 12G cable kit (P03215-001)

NVMe kits

Option kit Cable part number* From To Power cable part number
2 SFF NVMe drive cage 869957-001 1 Drive backplane (box 1)

Tertiary riser

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 869957-001 1 Drive backplane (boxes 1-3)

Primary riser

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 869957-001 1 Drive backplane (boxes 1-3)

Secondary riser

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 869957-001 1 Drive backplane (boxes 1-3)

Tertiary riser

869953-001 2

6 SFF HDD/2 SFF NVMe drive cage 869957-001 1 Drive backplane (boxes 1-3) 4-port mezzanine card

869953-001 2

8 NVMe drive cage 876558-001 1

Drive backplane, ports 1 and 2 (drive box 2)

Primary riser, Quad slimline ports 1 and 2

869953-001 2

8 NVMe drive cage 869967-001 1

Drive backplane, ports 3 and 4 (drive box 2)

Primary riser, Quad slimline ports 3 and 4

869953-001 2

8 NVMe drive cage 869968-001 1

Drive backplane, ports 1 and 2 (drive box 2)

Secondary riser, Quad slimline ports 1 and 2

869953-001 2

8 NVMe drive cage 869968-001 1

Drive backplane, ports 3 and 4 (drive box 2)

Secondary riser, Quad slimline ports 3 and 4

869953-001 2

8 NVMe drive cage 869971-001 3

Drive backplane, ports 1 and 2(drive box 2)

4-port mezzanine card, ports 1 and 2

869953-001 2

8 NVMe drive cage 869970-001 3

Drive backplane, ports 3 and 4(drive box 2)

4-port mezzanine card, ports 3 and 4

869953-001 2

* To order spare cables, use the following kits and spare part numbers.

1 NVMe cable kit (877983-001)

2 Small form factor (SFF) power cable (877960-001)

3 NVMe bay 2-Colossus left and right cable kit (877982-001)

Data kits

Option kit Cable part number* From To
Front USB/display port (universal media bay) Included with component Component (drive box 1) System board
Optical disk drive 869949-0011 Component (drive box 1) System board
Systems Insight Display Included with component Component System board

* To order spare cables, use the following kits and spare part numbers.

1 Optical drive cable (784623-001)