Expansion Units 5791, 5794, And 7040-61D - IBM p5 590 System Handbook

Adapter placement sequence
The adapters will be spread across PHBs (PHB1 = slots 1 to 4, PHB2 = slots 5 to
7, PHB3 = slots 8 to 10, PHB4 = slots 11 to 14, PHB5 = slots 15 to 17, PHB6 =
slots 18 to 20) in each drawer starting with the primary drawer (EIA 5) in the
following sequence (Figure 2-18).
Figure 2-18 PCI-X slots of the I/O drawer (rear view)
See Appendix B, "PCI adapter placement guide" on page 253 for more
information about adapter placement.

2.7.9 Expansion units 5791, 5794, and 7040-61D

The following URL for IBM Sserver Information Center provides direction on
which adapters can be placed in the 5791, 5794, and 7040-61D expansion units
and where adapters should be placed for optimum performance. Figure 2-19
shows the screen capture of the Information Center.
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2s/en_US/index.htm
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