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This 1 socket 4.5U PowerEdge T560 configuration supports 8 NVMe drives and 8 SATA/SAS drives. All NVMe drives connect to CPU1 through PERC12 with 2 x8 cables or PERC11 with 1 x8 cable. All SAS/SATA drives connect to CPU1 through PERC11 with 1 x8 cable. There is also provision for 1 GPU that connects directly to CPU1.
This configuration supports NVMe drives with HW RAID connection. It provides flexibility and upgrade scalability for customers with various performance needs.