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NOTE:
To use PCIe slots 4-8, both the processors must be installed.
NOTE:
The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
Expansion card slot priority
The following table describes the installation order for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit.
The expansion cards with the highest priority must be installed first by using the slot priority indicated.
NOTE:
To use PCIe slots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, both the processors must be installed.
NOTE:
The expansion card slots are not hot-swappable.
NOTE:
To use PCIe cards with external I/O in slots 1, 2, 3, right external fan must not be installed, and to use PCIe cards
with external I/O in slots 5, 6, 7, 8, left external fan must not be installed.
Table 42. Expansion card installation order
System Configuration
1 or 2 CPU, no GPU (no
external fan)
Card
Card Type
Priority
1
Dell PowerEdge Express Flash (PCIe SSD) Bridge 1, 3
2
RAID (H330), RAID (H730P)
RAID (H740P)
RAID (H840), BOSS
3
Intel OPA NIC
Mellanox CX4 DP 100 Gb NICs*
Mellanox CX4 SP 100 Gb NIC*
4
Intel 40 Gb NIC
Mellanox DP 40 Gb NIC*
Mellanox SP 25 Gb NIC
Intel DP 25 Gb NIC, Qlogic DP 25 Gb NIC
Broadcom DP 25 Gb NIC
5
FC32 HBAs, FC16 HBAs
6
Intel QP 10 Gb Base-T NIC*
7
Intel DP 10 Gb Base-T NIC, Intel 4x 10 Gb SFP+
NIC, Broadcom DP 10 Gb 57416 NIC, Qlogic DP
10 Gb SFP V2 NIC, Mellanox DP 10 Gb SFP+ NIC
Intel DP 10 Gb SFP+ NICs, Broadcom DP 10 Gb
57412 NIC, Qlogic QLGX 10 Gb NICs
Solarflare DP 10 Gb NICs*, Qlogic DP 10 Gb V1
NIC*
Qlogic DP 10 Gb SFP V1 NIC, Qlogic DP 10 Gb V2
NIC
8
FC8 HBAs
9
12G SAS HBA
HBA330
Slot Priority
0
0, 1
4, 7, 1, 6, 8
1, 6
8, 1, 6, 3
8
4, 7, 1, 6, 8, 3
8, 4, 7, 1, 6
4, 7, 1, 6, 8
4, 7, 1, 6
4, 7, 1, 6, 8, 3
4, 7, 1, 6, 8
8
4, 7, 1, 6, 8
4, 7, 1, 6, 8, 3
8, 4, 1, 7, 6
4, 7, 1, 6
4, 7, 1, 6, 8, 5, 3,
2
4, 7, 1, 6, 8, 3
0, 1, 3
Installing and removing system components
Maximum
Allowed
2
1
2
5
3
4
1
6
5
5
4
6
5
1
5
6
5
4
8
6
2
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