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Contents
2.6 Storage devices........................................................................................2-18
2.7 Expansion slots ........................................................................................2-20
2.7.1 Installing an expansion card to the PCIe riser card bracket ...... 2-21
2.7.2 Installing an OCP 3.0 card ........................................................ 2-24
2.7.3 Installing an expansion card to the butterfly riser card bracket . 2-25
2.7.4 Installing an ethernet expansion card
to the butterfly riser card bracket...............................................2-27
2.7.5 Installing an HBA/RAID card to the butterfly riser card bracket 2-28
2.7.6 Removing the HBA/RAID card from
the butterfly riser card bracket...................................................2-30
2.7.7 Installing the Cache Vault Power Module ................................. 2-31
2.7.8 Installing an M.2 (NGFF) card ................................................... 2-32
2.7.9 Configuring an expansion card ................................................. 2-33
2.8 Cable connections ...................................................................................2-34
2.9 Backplane cabling ...................................................................................2-35
2.10 Storage device configuration and cabling ............................................2-36
2.10.1 12 x SATA storage device configuration and cabling ............... 2-37
2.10.2 4 x NVMe storage device configuration and cabling ................. 2-40
2.10.3 8 x NVMe storage device configuration and cabling ................. 2-43
2.10.4 12 x NVMe storage device configuration and cabling ............... 2-46
2.10.5 8 x SAS and 4 x SATA storage device
configuration and cabling .......................................................... 2-49
2.11 Removable/optional components ...........................................................2-52
2.11.1 System fans .............................................................................. 2-52
2.11.2 Redundant power supply module ............................................. 2-56
Chapter 3: Installation Options
3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit ..........................................................................3-2
3.1.1 Installing the tool-less rack rail .................................................... 3-2
3.1.2 Rail kit dimensions ...................................................................... 3-4
3.2 Ball bearing Rail Kit ...................................................................................3-5
3.3 Cable management arm
(optional for 1200 mm rack rails) ............................................................3-11
Chapter 4: Motherboard Information
4.1 Motherboard layout ....................................................................................4-2
4.2 Jumpers ......................................................................................................4-5
4.3 Internal LEDs ............................................................................................ 4-12
4.4 Internal connectors ..................................................................................4-15