Maintaining the Server
PCIe Slot Specifications
The server contains two toolless PCIe risers for horizontal installation of PCIe cards. Each riser is orderable
in multiple versions.
• Riser 1 contains PCIe slots 1, 2, and 3 and is available in two different options:
• Riser 2 contains PCIe slots 4, 5 and 6 and is available in four different options:
Figure 42: Rear Panel, Showing PCIe Slot Numbering
The following tables describe the specifications for the slots.
Table 5: PCIe Riser 1 (UCSC-PCI-1-C240M5) PCIe Expansion Slots
Slot Number
Electrical Lane
Width
1
Gen-3 x8
2
Gen-3 x16
2
3
Gen-3 x8
Micro SD card
One socket for Micro SD card on the top of the riser.
slot
◦Option 1—Slots 1 (x8), 2 (x16), and 3 (x8). Slots 1 and 2 are controlled by CPU 1; slot 3 is
controlled by CPU 2 and is unavailable in a single-CPU configuration.
◦Option 1B—Slots 1 (x8), 2 (x8), and 3 (x8). All slots are controlled by CPU 1.
◦Option 2A—Slots 4 (x16), 5 (x16), and 6 (x8).
◦Option 2B—With slots 4 (x8), 5 (x16), and 6 (x8); includes one PCIe cable connector for
rear-loading NVMe SSDs.
◦Option 2C—With slots 4 (x8), 5 (x8), and 6 (x8); includes one PCIe cable connector for rear-loading
NVMe SSDs, plus one PCIe cable connector for front-loading NVMe SSDs.
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Note
Connector
Maximum Card
Length
Length
x24 connector
¾ length
x24 connector
Full length
x16 connector
Full length
Card Height
NCSI Support
(Rear Panel
Opening)
1
Full height
Yes
Full height
Yes
Full hight
No
Cisco UCS C240 M5 Server Installation and Service Guide
Replacing a PCIe Card
GPU Card
Support
No
Yes
No
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