Servicing Pcie Cards; Pcie Card Configuration - Oracle SPARC T5-2 Service Manual

Servicing PCIe Cards

These topics describe how to service PCIe cards and PCIe card slot filler panels.
"PCIe Card Configuration" on page 121
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"I/O Root Complex Connections" on page 122
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"Remove a PCIe Card or Filler Panel" on page 123
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"Install a PCIe Card or Filler Panel" on page 126
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PCIe Card Configuration

Note -
the documentation for each PCIe card for detailed information about known issues and
configuration limitations.
This server has eight PCI Express 3.0 slots that accommodate low-profile PCIe cards. All slots
support x8 PCIe cards. Two slots are also capable of supporting x16 PCIe cards:
Slots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 – x8 electrical interface
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Slots 4 and 5 – x8 electrical interface (x16 connector)
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To determine the slot in which to install a PCIe card, follow these guidelines:
1. Install cards that require a specific slot. Refer to the SPARC T5-2 Server Product Notes and
the documentation for each card to determine if there are slot requirements.
The following cards have certain requirements:
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2. Install the remaining cards so that the load on the server is balanced.
Before installing PCIe cards, refer to the SPARC T5-2 Server Product Notes and
Sun Flash Accelerator F80 PCIe card: You can install six of these cards. If the
maximum of six are installed, the remaining two slots cannot contain a Sun Flash
Accelerator F40 PCIe card.
Oracle Dual Port QDR Infiniband Adapter M3: You can install four of these cards.
On a 1-processor server, no more than two cards can be in slots 1 to 4, and no more than
two cards can be in slots 5 to 8.
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