Dell PowerEdge EL Owner's Manual page 66

NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The
expansion cards with the highest priority should be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All other expansion
cards should be installed in card priority and slot priority order.
Table 4. Expansion Card Installation Order
Card Card Type
Priority
1 Dell PowerEdge
Express Flash
(PCIe SSD)
Bridge
2 GPU (double
wide)
GPU (single
wide)
3 GPU Host
Interface Card
(HIC)
4 RAID H810
RAID H710P
5 FC16 HBA Full
Height,FH
Low Profile,LP
6 Converged
Network
Adapters
(CNAs)Full
Height,FH
NOTE: Brocade 1020 CNA adapter must not be installed in Slot 1.
Low Profile,LP
7 10 Gb NICsFull
Height,FH
Low Profile,LP
8 FC8/4 HBA
NOTE: Brocade FC8 low profile HBA must not be installed in Slot 1.
Low Profile,LP
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Slot Priority—PowerEdge R720
2–Processor 1–Processor
4 Not Supported
6, 4 6
4, 6, 7, 5 6, 7, 5
4, 6 6
7, 6, 4, 5 7, 6, 5
2 Not Supported
5, 7, 4, 6 5, 7, 6
2, 3, 1 Not Supported
5, 7, 4, 6 5, 7, 6
2, 3, 1 Not Supported
5, 7, 4, 6 5, 7, 6
2, 3, 1 Not Supported
5, 7, 4, 6 5, 7, 6
2, 3, 1 Not Supported
Slot Priority—PowerEdge
R720xd
2–Processor 1–Processor
Not Not Supported
Supported
Not Not Supported
Supported
Not Not Supported
Supported
Not Not Supported
Supported
6, 4, 5 6, 5
Not Not Supported
Supported
4, 6, 5 6, 5
2, 3, 1 Not Supported
4, 6, 5 6, 5
2, 3, 1 Not Supported
4, 6, 5 6, 5
2, 3, 1 Not Supported
4, 6, 5 6, 5
2, 3, 1 Not Supported
Max Allowed
R720 R720xd
1 0
2 0
4 0
2 0
4 3
1 0
4 3
3 3
4 3
2-3 2-3
4 3
3 3
4 3
2-3 2-3