Replacing A Pcie Card - Cisco SE-CL-L3 Installation Manual

Maintaining the Server
Figure 34: Rear Panel, Showing PCIe Slot Numbering
The following tables describe the specifications for the slots.
Table 5: PCIe Riser 1/Slot 1
Slot Number Electrical Lane Width
1 Gen-3 x16
Micro SD card One socket for Micro SD card
slot
Table 6: PCIe Riser 2/Slot 2
Slot Number Electrical Lane
Width
2 Gen-3 x16
PCIe cable connector Gen-3 x8
for front-panel NVMe
SSDs
Note
Riser 2/Slot 2 is not available in single-CPU configurations.

Replacing a PCIe Card

Note
If you are installing a Cisco Virtual Interface Card, there are prerequisite considerations. See
Interface Card (VIC) Considerations, on page
Note RAID controller cards install into a separate mRAID riser. See
(RAID or HBA), on page
Step 1 Remove an existing PCIe card (or a blank filler panel) from the PCIe riser:
a) Shut down and remove power from the server as described in
on page 27.
Connector Length Maximum Card Length
x24 connector ¾ length
Connector Length Maximum Card
Length
x24 connector ½ length
Other end of cable connects to front drive backplane to support front-panel NVMe
SSDs.
64.
69.
Cisco Application Services Engine Hardware Installation Guide
Card Height (Rear Panel
Opening)
Full-height
Card Height (Rear
Panel Opening)
½ height
Replacing a SAS Storage Controller Card
Shutting Down and Removing Power From the Server,
Replacing a PCIe Card
NCSI Support
Yes
NCSI Support
Yes
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