PERC H965 MX Upgrade kit
The below table provides the upgrade kit information about PERC H965 MX available After Point of Sale (APOS):
Table 67. PERC H965 MX upgrade kit
Backplane
Upgrade from:
configuration
X6 Universal
Onboard SATA/
backplane
SWRAID/NVME
Onboard SATA/
SWRAID/NVME
X4 Universal
backplane
HBA350i MX (SAS
Controller /Non–
RAID)
Onboard SATA/
SWRAID
X6 SAS/SATA
backplane
144
Upgrade Kits
Upgrade to:
Disconnect and
remove card or
cables from the
connector (cable
marking):
H965 MX (NVME
● SATA cable
HW RAID)
● PCIE1 cable
● PCIE2 cable
● PCIE4 cable
H965 MX (SAS
● SATA cable
Controller)
H965 MX (NVME
● SATA cable
HW RAID)
● PCIE1 cable
● PCIE2 cable
H965 MX (SAS
HBA350i MX card
controller)
H965 MX (NVME
● HBA350i MX
HW RAID)
● SAS cable
H965 MX (SAS
● SATA cable
Controller)
Replace with the
card or cables
(cable marking):
● H965 MX card
(MB SL3 – BP
● PCIEA cable
SA1)
(CTRL_PA1 –
BP PA1 and BP
(MB SL1 – BP
PB1)
PA1)
● PCIEB cable
(CTRL_PB1 –
(MB SL2 – BP
BP PA2)
PB1)
(MB SL4 – BP
PA2)
● H965 MX card
(MB SL3 – BP
● SAS cable
SA1)
(CTRL_SA1 –
BP SA1)
● H965 MX card
(MB SL3 – BP
● PCIEA cable
SA1)
(CTRL_PA1 –
BP PA1 and BP
(MB SL1 – BP
PB1)
PA1)
(MB SL2 – BP
PB1)
H965 MX card
● H965 MX card
card
● PCIEA cable
(CTRL_PA1 –
(CTRL_SA1–BP
BP PA1 and BP
SA1)
PB1)
● H965 MX card
(MB SL3 – BP
● SAS cable
SA1)
(CTRL_SA1 –
BP SA1)
Refer to cabling
configurations
Cable routing
> PCIe cabling
diagram of
configuration 2
- 6 x 2.5-inch
universal backplane
with H755 MX or
H965i MX
Cable routing
> SAS/PCIe
cabling diagram
of configuration 8
- 4 x 2.5-inch
universal backplane
with H755 MX or
H965i MX
Cable routing
> SATA cabling
diagram of
configuration 11
- 4 x 2.5-inch
universal backplane
with H755 MX or
H965i MX
No cable change
Cable routing
> PCIe cabling
diagram of
configuration 11
- 4 x 2.5-inch
universal backplane
with H755 MX or
H965i MX
Cable routing
> SAS cabling
diagram of
configuration 5 -
6 x 2.5-inch SAS/
SATA backplane
with H755 MX or
H965i MX