Dell PowerEdge R910 Technical manual

Expansion Cards for Dell PowerEdge

R910, R815, and R715 Systems—

Information Update

This update supersedes the information provided in the Hardware Owner's

Manual at support.dell.com/manuals.

The following tables provide a guide 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 1. Expansion-Card Installation Priority - Dell PowerEdge R910

Card

Priority

Card Type Slot Priority Without

a PCIe Riser

Slot Priority With

a PCIe Riser

Max

Allowed

1 PERC H800 2, 3, 4, 6, 7,1 2, 3, 4, 6, 1 2

2 6 Gbps SAS HBA 2, 3, 4, 6, 7,1 2, 3, 4, 6, 1 2

3 SAS 5/E Adapter 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 2, 3, 4, 6 2

4 10 Gb NICs 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 2, 3, 4, 6 4

5 16G Fibre Channel 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 1, 7, 8, 9, 10,

2, 3, 4, 6

6 8G Fibre Channel

(single port)

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 1, 7, 8, 9, 10,

2, 3, 4, 6

7 8G Fibre Channel

(dual port)

2, 3, 4, 6, 7 2, 3, 4, 6 2

8 4G Fibre Channel 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,

5, 1, 7, 8, 9, 10,

2, 3, 4, 6

4–6

9 SCSI HBA 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,

5, 1, 7, 8, 9, 10,

2, 3, 4, 6

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10 1 Gb NICs

(Generation 1 adapters)

5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,

7, 1

5, 1, 7, 8, 9, 10,

2, 3, 4, 6

11 1 Gb NICs

(Generation 2 adapters)

5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,

7, 1

1, 7, 8, 9, 10,

5, 2, 3, 4, 6

Table 2. Expansion-Card Installation Priority - Dell PowerEdge R815

Card

Priority

Card Type Slot

Priority

Max

Allowed

1 PERC H800 6,5 2

2 PERC 6/E 6,5 2

3 SAS 5/E 6,5 2

4 10 Gb NICs 6,5,1,2 2

5 Converged Network Adapters (CNA) 6,5,1,2 2

6 16G Fibre Channel 6,5,1,2 2

7 8G Fibre Channel (dual port) 6,5,1,2 2

8 8G Fibre Channel (single port) 6,5,1,2 4

9 6 Gbps SAS HBA 6,5,1,2 2

10 4G Fibre Channel (single port) 2,1,6,5 2-4

11 4G Fibre Channel (dual port) 2,1,6,5 2-4

12 SCSI HBA 2,1,6,5 2

13 1 Gb NICs 2,1,6,5,3,4 2-4

Table 1. Expansion-Card Installation Priority - Dell PowerEdge R910

Card

Priority

Card Type Slot Priority Without

a PCIe Riser

Slot Priority With

a PCIe Riser

Max

Allowed

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For more information on expansion card installation guidelines, see your system’s

Harware Owner’s Manual at support.dell.com/manuals.

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Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and PowerEdge™ are trademarks of Dell Inc.

Table 3. Expansion-Card Installation Priority - Dell PowerEdge R715

Card

Priority

Card Type Slot

Priority

Max

Allowed

1 PERC H800 6,5 2

2 PERC 6/E 6,5 2

3 SAS 5/E 6,5 2

4 10 Gb NICs 6,5,1,2 2

5 Converged Network Adapters (CNA) 6,5,1,2 2

6 16G Fibre Channel 6,5,1,2 2

7 8G Fibre Channel (dual port) 6,5,1,2 2

8 8G Fibre Channel (single port) 6,5,1,2 4

9 6 Gbps SAS HBA 6,5,1,2 2

10 4G Fibre Channel (single port) 2,1,6,5 4

11 4G Fibre Channel (dual port) 2,1,6,5 4

12 SCSI HBA 2,1,6,5 2

13 1 Gb NICs 2,1,6,5,3,4 4

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