These are what we call the octopus cable. It’s a set of Mini SAS cables that connect Bays 1 and 2 to the SAS expander on the DL 380 24 Bay G10 server. One end of the cable attaches to Bays 2 and 3 on the backplane and the other end plugs into the SAS expander in ports 5, 6, 7, and 8.
See the following guide for more details.
This is one set of Mini SAS cables that connect the backplane to the SAS Expander on an HP DL 380 G10 server. The cable plugs into ports 1 and 2 in BAY 1. It routes along the left side of the server chassis and then plugs into ports 3 and 4 on the SAS expander installed in riser 1.
Please read the following guide for installation instructions and more pictures.
This is Riser 1 compatible with both R730 and R730xd chassis.
Installation:
