NVME ports will have a separate connector, either sff 8611/oculink or SFF-8643 which will need to be wired to a NVME capable hba (lsi 9400) or something like an nvme to pcie adapter card (aoc-slg3-4e4t) or to onboard oculink ports.
You will not need a SAS3-216A as these ports are directly connected between drive outward connector and will carry SAS3 signals. The difference will just be in the connector at the HBA end. This also applies to the TQ variant but not the expander backplanes (just for completeness sake)
You will not need a SAS3-216A as these ports are directly connected between drive outward connector and will carry SAS3 signals. The difference will just be in the connector at the HBA end. This also applies to the TQ variant but not the expander backplanes (just for completeness sake)