Expansion Card Operational Power Status - Dell PowerEdge VRTX Owner's Manual

The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The
expansion cards with the highest priority must be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All other expansion
cards must be installed in card priority and slot priority order.
Table 2. Expansion Card Installation Order
Card Priority Card Type
1 Integrated RAID
2 External SAS RAID
3 GPU
4 10 Gb NICs
5 FC HBA
6 1Gb NICs
7 SAS Non-RAID

Expansion Card Operational Power Status

The following table provides information on the operational power status of the expansion cards when:
• the expansion card is installed in a PCIe slot mapped to a server module
• the system cover is installed
Chassis Status
Off
Standby
On
On
The following table provides information on the operational power status of an expansion card when:
• the expansion card is replaced in the PCIe slot
• the system cover is removed
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Form Factor
N/A
Standard height
Low profile
Standard height
Standard height
Low profile
Standard height
Low profile
Standard height
Low profile
Standard height
Low profile
Server Module Status
Off
Off
Off
On
Slot Priority Maximum Allowed
INT_STORAGE_1, 2
INT_STORAGE_2
3, 2 2
6, 5 2
2, 3, 1 3
2, 3, 1 3
6, 5, 7, 4, 8 5
2, 3, 1 3
6, 5, 7, 4, 8 5
2, 3, 1 3
6, 5, 7, 4, 8 5
2, 3, 1 2
6, 5, 7, 4, 8 2
Expansion Card Status
Off
Off
On for 5 minutes and then Off.
NOTE: The expansion card
status turns to Off immediately if
the system cover is removed.
On