Table 41. Expansion card riser configurations
Riser
PCIe slot on the
expansion card riser
Processor
connection
PCIe slots on riser
(Height)
PCIe slots
on riser
(length)
Link width
Slot width
Riser 2 (IO_RISER2)
Slot 8
Processor 3
full height
3/4 length
x16
x16
Slot 9
Processor 3
full height
half length
x16
x16
Slot 10
Processor 3
full height
half length
x16
x16
Riser 3 (IO_RISER3)
Slot 11
Processor 4
full height
3/4 length
x16
x16
Slot 12
Processor 4
full height
half length
x16
x16
Slot 13
Processor 4
full height
half length
x16
x16
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.
Table 42. Expansion card installation order — Two processor configuration
Card Type
Slot priority
Maximum number of cards
Internal storage adapter
1, 6
2
PERC H330
1
1
PCIe extender card
7, 4, 2
3
PCIe card (Mellanox)
4, 3, 2, 7
3
100 GB NIC (Mellanox)
4, 3, 2, 7
3
100 G OPA (Intel)
2, 3, 4, 7
4
External adapter (12 Gbps HBA, H840,
H830)
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
2
NVMe PCIe storage (Samsung)
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
7
40 GB (x8) NIC (Intel)
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
7
40 GB (x8) NIC (Mellanox)
4, 3, 2, 7, 5, 1, 6
7
FC32 HBA (Emulex and QLogic)
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
7
FC32 HBA x8 (Emulex and QLogic)
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
7
25 GB NIC (Broadcom)
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
7
25 GB NIC (Mellanox)
4, 3, 2, 7, 5, 1, 6
7
25 GB NIC x8 (QLogic)
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
7
FC16 HBA (Emulex and QLogic)
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
7
10 GB NIC (SolarFlare)
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
7
FC 8 HBA (Emulex and QLogic)
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
7
1 GB NIC (Broadcom and Intel)
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3
6
10 GB NIC SFP, SFP+ (QLogic)
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
7
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