IBM 5886 Installing

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Model 9117-MMC or 9179-MHC connector locationsLearn about connector locations.Model 9117-MMD or 9179-MHD connector locationsLearn about connector locations.The 9117-MMD and 9179-MHD servers provide cable connector locations for the following enclosures:v Support for expansion units, as shown in the following figure, is as follows:– The card installed in the C2 slot can contain two 12X double data rate (DDR) cable ports. However,the C2 slot cannot provide both 12X DDR and PCIe cable ports.– The card installed in the C3 slot can contain two 12X DDR cable ports. However, the C3 slot cannotprovide both 12X DDR and PCIe cable ports.v Support for disk drive enclosures, as shown in the following figure, is as follows:– The server contains a SAS port.v Support for PCIe storage enclosures, as shown in the following figure, is as follows:– The card installed in the C2 slot can contain two PCIe cable ports. However, the C2 slot cannotprovide both PCIe and 12X DDR cable ports.– The card installed in the C3 slot can contain two PCIe cable ports. However, the C3 slot cannotprovide both PCIe and 12X DDR cable ports.Figure 31. Model 9117-MMC or 9179-MHC connector locationsReference information 25