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 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
Priority
Card Type Form Factor Slot Priority (Two
Processors)
Slot Priority (Four
Processors)
Max
Allowed
1 Internal Storage
(Integrated Slot)
Full Height 4 4,7 2
2 External Storage Full Height 1*, 3, 4, 5, (1/1)*,
(2/2)*
(1/9)^, (2/10)^, 1*, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9^, (1/1)*, (2/2)*
2
3 40 Gb Ethernet
Controllers
Full Height 1*, 3, 4, 5, (1/1)*,
(2/2)*
(1/9)^, (2/10)^, 1*, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9^, (1/1)*, (2/2)*
2
4 Fibre Channel 16 Gb,
HBA, Single/Dual Port
(Emulex)
Full Height 1*, 3, 4, 5, (1/1)*,
(2/2)*
(1/9)^, (2/10)^, 1*, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9^, (1/1)*, (2/2)*
2
Fibre Channel 16 Gb,
HBA, Single/Dual Port
(QLogic)
Full Height (1/1)*, (2/2)*, 1*, 3, 4,
5
(1/1)*, (2/2)*, (1/9)^, (2/10)^,
1*, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9^
2
5 Converged Network
Adapters
Full Height 1*, 3, 4, 5, (1/1)*,
(2/2)*
(1/9)^, (2/10)^, 1*, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9^, (1/1)*, (2/2)*
4
6 10 Gb Ethernet
Controllers
Full Height 1*, 3, 4, 5, (1/1)*,
(2/2)*
(1/9)^, (2/10)^, 1*, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9^, (1/1)*, (2/2)*
4
7 Fibre Channel 8 Gb
Dual Port (QLogic and
Emulex)
Full Height (1/1)*, (2/2)*, 1*, 3, 4,
5
(1/1)*, (2/2)*, (1/9)^, (2/10)^,
1*, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9^
4
Fibre Channel 8 Gb
Dual Port (Brocade)
Full Height 1*, 3, 4, 5, (1/1)*,
(2/2)*
(1/9)^, (2/10)^, 1*, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9^, (1/1)*, (2/2)*
4
8 Fibre Channel 8 Gb
Single Port (QLogic
and Emulex)
Full Height (1/1)*, (2/2)*, 1*, 3, 4,
5
(1/1)*, (2/2)*, (1/9)^, (2/10)^,
1*, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9^
4
Fibre Channel 8 Gb
Single Port (Brocade)
Full Height 1*, 3, 4, 5, (1/1)*,
(2/2)*
(1/9)^, (2/10)^, 1*, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9^, (1/1)*, (2/2)*
4
9 1 Gb NICs Full Height (1/1)*, (2/2)*, 1*, 3, 4,
5
(1/1)*, (2/2)*, (1/9)^, (2/10)^,
1*, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9^
6
10 External Non-RAID
Controller
Full Height 1*, 3, 4, 5, (1/1)*,
(2/2)*
(1/9)^, (2/10)^, 1*, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9^, (1/1)*, (2/2)*
2
NOTE
:
(*) indicates that ”Slot 1" is not available if the optional left PCIe expansion riser is installed.
(^) indicates that ”Slot 9" is not available if the optional right PCIe expansion riser is installed.
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