Slot Disablement; Slot Bifurcation - Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node R840 Manual

Managing basic system settings using the system firmware
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Slot Disablement screen details
The Slot Disablement screen details are explained as follows:

Slot Disablement

Enables or disables the available PCIe slots on your system. The slot disablement
feature controls the configuration of the PCIe cards installed in the specified slot.
Slots must be disabled only when the installed peripheral card prevents booting
into the operating system or causes delays in system startup. If the slot is
disabled, both the Option ROM and UEFI drivers are disabled. Only slots that are
present on the system will be available for control.
The table describes available PCIe slots on your system.
Table 3 Slot Disablement
Slot Description
number
Slot 1 Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 1. This
option is set to
Slot 2 Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 2. This
option is set to
Slot 3 Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 3. This
option is set to
Slot 4 Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 4. This
option is set to
Slot 5 Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 5. This
option is set to
Slot 6 Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 6. This
option is set to
Slot Bifurcation screen details
The Slot Bifurcation screen details are explained as follows:
Note
No slot bifurcation adjustments are required for the Flex family solution.

Slot Bifurcation

Allows Platform Default Bifurcation, Auto discovery of Bifurcation and
Manual bifurcation Control. The default is set to Platform Default Bifurcation.
The slot bifurcation field is accessible when set to Manual bifurcation Control
and is grayed out when set to Platform Default Bifurcation or Auto discovery
of Bifurcation.
The table describes slot bifurcation details of your system.
Enabled
by default.
Enabled
by default.
Enabled
by default.
Enabled
by default.
Enabled
by default.
Enabled
by default.