B Upgrades; I/O Backplane Upgrade; I/O Backplane Upgrade Overview - HP AB464-9003F Service Manual

B Upgrades

This appendix provides server upgrade information.

I/O Backplane Upgrade

I/O Backplane Upgrade Overview

The Integrity rx6600 Server can be upgraded from the 10 slot PCI/PCI-X I/O backplane (HPPN
AB463-60001) to the 10 slot PCI/PCI-X/PCIe I/O backplane (HPPN AB463-60027).
provides a comparison of the two backplanes for planning movement of I/O cards.
Core I/O cards must be placed in appropriate slots. The HPE 8 Internal Port SAS HBAs or HPE
Smart Array P600 PCI-X cards must be installed in slots 1 and 2. The HPE Smart Array P400
and HPE Smart Array P800 PCIe cards must be installed in slots 3 and 4. The Core LAN card
is placed in slot 2, unless that slot is occupied by a SAS or Smart Array card. In such instances
the Core LAN is placed in slot 10.
Table 81 Slot Speed Comparison and Planning Table
Slot Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
Slots 1 and 2 are shared slots on both backplanes.
2
Slots 3 and 4 are switched slots on the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe backplane.
3
Slots 7 and 8 are shared slots on the PCI/PCI-X backplane.
4
Slots 9 and 10 are shared slots on both blackplanes and are half length.
5
Core I/O LAN may occupy slot 10.
For more information on shared slots see
Upgrading the I/O backplane may require reinstalling the Operating System. See
determine if OS reinstallation is required.
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PCI/PCI-X I/O
Backplane Installed I/O Card
Core I/O Only- PCI-X
1
66 MHz
Core I/O Only -PCI-X
1
66 MHz
PCI-X 266 MHz
PCI-X 266 MHz
PCI-X 133 MHz
PCI-X 133 MHz
3
PCI-X 66 MHz
3
PCI-X 66 MHz
4
PCI-X 66 MHz
4, 5
PCI-X 66 MHz
PCI/PCI-X/PCIe I/O
Backplane
Core I/O Only- PCI-X
66 MHz
Core I/O Only- PCI-X
66 MHz
PCIe x8
PCIe x8
PCIe x8
PCIe x8
PCI-X 133 MHz
PCI-X 133 MHz
PCI-X 66 MHz
PCI-X 66 MHz
Table 70 (page 196)
Table 81
Upgraded I/O
Configuration
1
1
2
2
4
4, 5
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