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3.3.3
Expansion card configuration table
Expansion cards require I/O space for Legacy Booting and for OS running. Due
to the limitation of I/O space, see
rules for installing expansion cards are:
1. Begin with the installation of the SAS and SAS RAID controllers in order of
I/O space assignment order.
2. Continue with the installation of the expansion cards for LAN and FC into the
PCIe slots.
Chipset
Bus scan order
I/O space assignment order within
the I/O Hub (IOH)
Hot-plug
Gen2 width
Slot #
Vendor Type
LSI
SAS 3Gb Gen1x4 3
Cougar2 Gen 2x8 1
SAS
RAID
(WASAT)
Emulex 4G-FCx1 Gen 1x8 8
4G-FCx2 Gen 1x8 8
8G-FCx1 Gen 2x8 8
8G-FCx2 Gen 2x8 8
FCoE
Intel
GbEx1
GbEx2
GbEx4
10GbEx2 Gen 2x8 8
Table 8: Expansion card installation recommendation I/O Hubs IOH#1 and IOH#2
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"I/O space limitation" on page
PCIe
Max #
Gen 2x8 2
Gen 2x8 8
Gen 1x4 8
Gen 1x4 8
Gen 1x4 8
Technical Manual
IOH#1
IOH#2
3
2
1
5
1
2
3
4
n
n
n
n
x8
x8
x8
x8
1
2
8
3
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
(*1)
(*1)
(*1)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
(*2) (*2)
x
x
x
x
D3081, D3131, D3082 (RX900 S1)
43, the basic
6
4
7
8
3
2
1
n
n
n
n
x8
x4
x8
x8
4
5
6
7
x
x
x
x
x
x
(*1)
(*1)
(*1)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
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