Location PCIe Slot Fabric Height Length Link WidthSystem board 8 B Low Profile Half Length x8The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. Theexpansion cards with the highest priority must be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All other expansioncards must be installed in card priority and slot priority order.Table 2. Expansion Card Installation OrderCard Priority Card Type Form Factor Slot Priority Maximum Allowed1 Integrated RAID N/A INT_STORAGE_1,INT_STORAGE_222 External SAS RAID Standard height 3, 2 2Low profile 6, 5 23 GPU Standard height 2, 3, 1 34 10 Gb NICs Standard height 2, 3, 1 3Low profile 6, 5, 7, 4, 8 55 FC HBA Standard height 2, 3, 1 3Low profile 6, 5, 7, 4, 8 56 1Gb NICs Standard height 2, 3, 1 3Low profile 6, 5, 7, 4, 8 57 SAS Non-RAID Standard height 2, 3, 1 2Low profile 6, 5, 7, 4, 8 2Expansion Card Operational Power StatusThe 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 installedChassis Status Server Module Status Expansion Card StatusOff Off OffStandby Off OffOn Off On for 5 minutes and then Off.NOTE: The expansion card statusturns to Off immediately if thesystem cover is removed.On On OnThe following table provides information on the operational power status of an expansion card when:72
