Flash PCIe and SAS cables – Models 982, 98F with HPFE Gen2

The tables in this topic show the point-to-point connections for Flash PCIe and SAS cables on a Model 982 (all-flash) with HPFE Gen2, with or without expansion racks. For flash PCIe configurations with HPFE (Gen1), refer to Flash PCIe cables – Models 982, 98F (All Flash).

  • Racks are shown with the maximum number of HPFE Gen2 storage enclosures and device adapter cards. Your rack might contain fewer storage enclosures or device adapter cards.
  • The figures in this topic show the maximum number of racks in a storage facility with these rack models.
Figure 1. Device adapter pair IDs for flash enclosures (Models 982, 98F with HPFE Gen2) (rear view, racks 1 and 2)
Note: Rack-1 with HPFE (Gen1) is shown on the right. Rack-1 with mix of HPFE (Gen1) and HPFE Gen2, is shown at the center.
Device adapter pair IDs for flash enclosures (Models 982, 98F with HPFE Gen2) (rear view, racks 1 and 2)
Figure 2. Point-to-point cabling diagram for storage enclosure Flash PCIe / SAS cables (Models 982, 98F with HPFE Gen2) (rear view, racks 1 and 2)
Note: Only HPFE Gen2 SAS details are shown.
Point-to-point cabling diagram for storage enclosure Flash PCIe / SAS cables (Models 982, 98F with HPFE Gen2) (rear view, racks 1 and 2)
Figure 3. Flash PCIe cable connector - I/O enclosure PCIe and PCN card end (-C7-T5 / -C7-T6)
Note: SAS locations for device adapter card, SAS (flash)  1  are also shown.
I/O enclosure locations (rear) (models 98x)

Flash SAS cables

  1. SAS cables and connectors are identified with two different color codes and a location designator:
    1. A colored band, corresponding to the color code of the DA pair, is found on each end of the cable near the connector. These color codes are shown in Figure 2.
    2. The connector itself is color coded to help prevent cross-cabling at the SAS expander card or device adapter card (DA) end. The connectors always appear in the following order:
      white (T1), green (T2), black (T3), and blue (T4)
      as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6. This color code is specific to each SAS expander card or DA, and is independent of the DA pair color code.
    3. A black or white label at each end of the cable shows a location designator (for example, 16A1). Both ends of the cable have the same location designator and DA pair color code. However, the connector at each end of the same cable usually does NOT have the same color code.
    4. The following alternating color scheme is the same for all Flash SAS cables, and is independent of the DA pair color code:
      • Connectors on cables that attach to Rx-Mxx-C1-Tx have white labels with black text
      • Connectors on cables that attach to Rx-Mxx-C2-Tx have black labels with white text

    An example of this showing both ends of two SAS cables to an enclosure is shown in Figure 4.

  2. Location designators are in the form CTP, where:
    C
    Is the device adapter pair (8-23).
    T
    Is the port pair on the device adapter (A, B, a, b) (uppercase for left device adapter in pair, lowercase for right device adapter in pair).
    P
    Is the logical position of the downstream SAS expander card.
    Example: 16a1 is the link between device adapter R1-M02-C2-T1 and R1-F01-P1-C1-T2.
    16
    Device adapter pair 16
    a
    First port pair on right adapter of device adapter pair (lowercase a)
    1
    First SAS expander card
    The colored connector band plugged into R1-M02-C2-T1 (16a1) is white, while the colored connector band plugged into R1-F01-P1-C1-T2 (16a1) is green.
  3. The black and white label at each end might have a physical location code in addition to the location designator.
Figure 4. Flash SAS cable connector example. Two cables shown. Actual values might not match this machine model.
Note: This example shows a connection between flash enclosure and a microbay. Connections are similar between flash enclosures and I/O enclosure device adapter cards, SAS (flash).
Flash SAS cable connector example. Two cables shown; actual values might not match this machine model.
Figure 5. Flash SAS cable connector color codes - SAS expander card end
Flash SAS cable connector color codes - SAS expander card end
Figure 6. Flash SAS cable connector color codes - microbay adapter end
Note: Connector color codes are the same for device adapter card, SAS (flash).
Flash SAS cable connector color codes - microbay adapter end

Flash PCIe and SAS Cabling tables

Table 2 and Table 3 show details of the Flash SAS cabling with a Rack-1 high-performance flash enclosures (device adapter pair 11 and 9, in normal installation order). These flash enclosures are attached to device adapter cards, SAS (flash).

Table 4 through Table 7 show details of the Flash SAS cabling with a Rack-2 high-performance flash enclosures (device adapter pair 14, 12, 15, and 13, in normal installation order). These flash enclosures are attached to device adapter cards, SAS (flash).

Note: Location designators are labeled as link in the following tables.
Table 1. Device adapter pair ID notes for flash enclosures (Models 982, 98F with HPFE Gen2)
Index
(Figure 1)		 This HPFE Gen2 pair: Can be present when any of these HPFEs (Gen1) are present: Is not present when any of these HPFEs (Gen1) are present: Notes
1 R1-F01, R1-F02 R1-B03, R1-B04, R1-B05, R1-B06, R1-B07, R1-B08 R1-B01, R1-B02 Rack-1 can contain R1-B01 and B02, or the pair R1-F01 and R1-F02, but not both (space restriction).
2 R1-F03, R1-F04 R1-B07, R1-B08 R1-B01, R1-B02, R1-B03, R1-B04, R1-B05, R1-B06 Rack-1 can contain R1-B01 thru B06, or the pair R1-F03 and R1-F04, but not both (space restriction).
Table 2. Flash SAS cabling matrix – DA Pair 11 (Models 982, 98F)
From
DA		 link To
Flash enclosure
R1-XI4-P1-C3-T1 11A1 R1-F03-P1-C1-T1
R1-XI3-P1-C6-T1 11a1 R1-F03-P1-C1-T2
R1-XI4-P1-C3-T2 11A2 R1-F03-P1-C2-T1
R1-XI3-P1-C6-T2 11a2 R1-F03-P1-C2-T2
R1-XI4-P1-C3-T3 11B1 R1-F04-P1-C1-T1
R1-XI3-P1-C6-T3 11b1 R1-F04-P1-C1-T2
R1-XI4-P1-C3-T4 11B2 R1-F04-P1-C2-T1
R1-XI3-P1-C6-T4 11b2 R1-F04-P1-C2-T2
Table 3. Flash SAS cabling matrix – DA Pair 9 (Models 982, 98F)
From
DA		 link To
Flash enclosure
R1-XI2-P1-C3-T1 9A1 R1-F01-P1-C1-T1
R1-XI1-P1-C6-T1 9a1 R1-F01-P1-C1-T2
R1-XI2-P1-C3-T2 9A2 R1-F01-P1-C2-T1
R1-XI1-P1-C6-T2 9a2 R1-F01-P1-C2-T2
R1-XI2-P1-C3-T3 9B1 R1-F02-P1-C1-T1
R1-XI1-P1-C6-T3 9b1 R1-F02-P1-C1-T2
R1-XI2-P1-C3-T4 9B2 R1-F02-P1-C2-T1
R1-XI1-P1-C6-T4 9b2 R1-F02-P1-C2-T2
Table 4. Flash SAS cabling matrix – DA Pair 14 (Models 982, 98F)
From
DA		 link To
Flash enclosure
R2-XI3-P1-C3-T1 14A1 R2-F07-P1-C1-T1
R2-XI4-P1-C6-T1 14a1 R2-F07-P1-C1-T2
R2-XI3-P1-C3-T2 14A2 R2-F07-P1-C2-T1
R2-XI4-P1-C6-T2 14a2 R2-F07-P1-C2-T2
R2-XI3-P1-C3-T3 14B1 R2-F08-P1-C1-T1
R2-XI4-P1-C6-T3 14b1 R2-F08-P1-C1-T2
R2-XI3-P1-C3-T4 14B2 R2-F08-P1-C2-T1
R2-XI4-P1-C6-T4 14b2 R2-F08-P1-C2-T2
Table 5. Flash SAS cabling matrix – DA Pair 12 (Models 982, 98F)
From
DA		 link To
Flash enclosure
R2-XI1-P1-C3-T1 12A1 R2-F05-P1-C1-T1
R2-XI2-P1-C6-T1 12a1 R2-F05-P1-C1-T2
R2-XI1-P1-C3-T2 12A2 R2-F05-P1-C2-T1
R2-XI2-P1-C6-T2 12a2 R2-F05-P1-C2-T2
R2-XI1-P1-C3-T3 12B1 R2-F06-P1-C1-T1
R2-XI2-P1-C6-T3 12b1 R2-F06-P1-C1-T2
R2-XI1-P1-C3-T4 12B2 R2-F06-P1-C2-T1
R2-XI2-P1-C6-T4 12b2 R2-F06-P1-C2-T2
Table 6. Flash SAS cabling matrix – DA Pair 15 (Models 982, 98F)
From
DA		 link To
Flash enclosure
R2-XI4-P1-C3-T1 15A1 R2-F03-P1-C1-T1
R2-XI3-P1-C6-T1 15a1 R2-F03-P1-C1-T2
R2-XI4-P1-C3-T2 15A2 R2-F03-P1-C2-T1
R2-XI3-P1-C6-T2 15a2 R2-F03-P1-C2-T2
R2-XI4-P1-C3-T3 15B1 R2-F04-P1-C1-T1
R2-XI3-P1-C6-T3 15b1 R2-F04-P1-C1-T2
R2-XI4-P1-C3-T4 15B2 R2-F04-P1-C2-T1
R2-XI3-P1-C6-T4 15b2 R2-F04-P1-C2-T2
Table 7. Flash SAS cabling matrix – DA Pair 13 (Models 982, 98F)
From
DA		 link To
Flash enclosure
R2-XI2-P1-C3-T1 13A1 R2-F01-P1-C1-T1
R2-XI1-P1-C6-T1 13a1 R2-F01-P1-C1-T2
R2-XI2-P1-C3-T2 13A2 R2-F01-P1-C2-T1
R2-XI1-P1-C6-T2 13a2 R2-F01-P1-C2-T2
R2-XI2-P1-C3-T3 13B1 R2-F02-P1-C1-T1
R2-XI1-P1-C6-T3 13b1 R2-F02-P1-C1-T2
R2-XI2-P1-C3-T4 13B2 R2-F02-P1-C2-T1
R2-XI1-P1-C6-T4 13b2 R2-F02-P1-C2-T2