Pcie Gen 4 Nvme Enablement Kit; Serial Com Port Kit - Dell PowerFlex Custom Node R6525 Owner's Manual

Table 27. BOSS S2 kit components (continued)
Quantity
2
2
1
1
For detailed instructions for removing and installing the BOSS S2 blank and card, see the BOSS S2 replacement procedure in
the PowerFlex custom node R6525 Field Replaceable Unit Guide.

PCIe Gen 4 NVMe enablement Kit

NOTE: To enable the PCIe Gen4 NVMe feature, update the BIOS version to 1.2.11 or greater and backplane firmware
version to be greater than 2.84. For the latest firmware, refer to the driver and firmware matrix at .
NOTE: The backplane firmware (greater than 2.84) with the GEN4 enabled feature is not available now and is expected
only later half of FY21.
The PCIe Gen 4 NVMe enablement kit contains the components listed in the following table:
Table 28. PCIe Gen 4 NVMe enablement kit components
Components
10 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA to
6 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 4 NVMe
10 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA to
10 x 2.5-inch NVMe
For detailed instructions for replacing the backplane, see the drive backplane replacement procedure in the PowerFlex custom
node R6525 Field Replaceable Unit Guide.

Serial COM port kit

The serial COM port kit contains the components listed in the following table.
Table 29. Serial COM port kit
Components
Serial COM port card
Cable
For detailed instructions for removing and installing the serial COM port, see the serial COM port replacement procedure in the
PowerFlex custom node R6525 Field Replaceable Unit Guide.
36 Upgrade kits
Components in kit
M.2 240 GB information label
M.2 480 GB information label
BOSS card filler
Tech sheet
Quantity
One backplane and three slimline cables
One backplane and five slimline cables
Quantity
1
1