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GPU kit
The GPU FL kit and HL kit are two different kits available for the Customer. Depending on the kit ordered, the respective components will
be available.
Table 52. GPU kit components
Components GPU FL kit GPU HL kit
Quantity Quantity
Risers Configuration 3 3 x FL riser (R1A, R3A,
R4A) +1 x HL riser (R2A)
OR 4 HL risers (R1A,
R2A, R3A, R4A) Configuration 6 6 x HL risers (R1A/R1C,
R2A, R3A, R4A/R4C)
Shroud GPU shroud 1 GPU shroud 1
Fans High performance fans
(Silver grade) or very
high-performance fans
(Gold grade) 6 High performance fans
(Silver grade) or very
high-performance fans
(Gold grade) 6
Heat sinks L-type: heat sink
(DFR7M) for processor 1
and heat sink (C0GMT)
for processor 2 2 L-type: heat sink
(DFR7M) for processor 1
and heat sink (C0GMT)
for processor 2 2
Cables Power and XGMI cable 3 x (6+2)-pin power
cables, 3 x 8-pin power
cables, 1 x XGMI cable XGMI cable 1 x XGMI cable
Foam Mylar foam 1 Mylar foam 1
FL - Full Length, HL - Half Length
You may not need all the components in the kit for GPU installation. For information on riser configurations, see the expansion card
installation guidelines section.
NOTE: XGMI cable might be installed in the system, if not available install the XGMI cable from the kit for better
performance of the system with GPUs installed. Refer to the
connect the XGMI cable
section to know how to connect
the XGMI cable.
Before you begin, follow the safefy guidelines and before working inside the system instructions.
1. Remove the standard cooling fans and install the High performance fan (Silver grade) or Very high-performance fan (Gold grade)
cooling fans .
Refer to the cooling fan and foam requirement matrix for the cooling fan and foam requirement for different configurations. You can
refer to
cooling fan specifications topic to identify the fans types.
Table 53. Cooling fan and foam requirement matrix
System configuration Cooling fan Foam requirement
No backplane High performance fan (Silver grade) Not required
8 x 2.5-inch NVMe High performance fan (Silver grade) Not required
16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA High performance fan (Silver grade) Not required
16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 8 NVMe Very high-performance fan (Gold grade) Required
16 x 2.5-inch NVMe Very high-performance fan (Gold grade) Required
8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA High performance fan (Silver grade) Required
NOTE: 12 x 3.5-inch and 24 x 2.5-inch NVMe system do not support GPU/FPGA card.
2. Remove the heat sink and install the required L-type heat sink .
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