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This DSS8440 configuration supports up to eight NVMe drives. All eight of these NVMe drives are connected to the CPU through multiple switches. This configuration is a powerhouse because six of the eight slots support SATA, SAS, and NVMe drives. This configuration gives customers the flexibility to populate their configuration based on their goal maximum NVMe capacity or maximum NVMe bandwidth.