Table 55. Expansion card riser specifications (continued)
Riser
configuration
and supported
risers
Slot
description
PCIe slots on
riser 1 (Height
and length)
Processor
connectio
n
PCIe slots on
riser 2 (Height
and length)
Processor
connectio
n
PCIe slots on
riser 3 (Height
and length)
Processo
r
connectio
n
Riser
configuration 5
(1B+2A+3A)
Six x8 and two
x16 slots
Slot 1: x8 full-
height, full length
Processor 1 Slot 4: x16 full-
height, full length
Processor 2 Slot 7: x8 full-
height, full length
Processor
2
Slot 2: x8 full-
height, full length
Processor 1 Slot 5: x8 full-
height, full length
Processor 2 Slot 8: x16 full-
height, full length
Processor
2
Slot 3: x8 full-
height, half
length
Processor 1 Slot 6: x8 low
profile, half length
Processor 1
Riser
configuration 6
(1D+2A+3A)
Five x8 and
three x16 slots
Slot1: x16 full-
height, full length
Processor 1 Slot 4: x16 full-
height, full length
Processor 2 Slot 7: x8 full-
height, full length
Processor
2
Slot 2: x8 full-
height, full length
Processor 1 Slot 5: x8 full-
height, full length
Processor 2 Slot 8: x16 full-
height, full length
Processor
2
Slot 3: x8 full-
height, half
length
Processor 1 Slot 6: x8 low
profile, half length
Processor 1
Riser
configuration 9
(1A+2D+3A)
Three x8 and
four x16 slots
Slot 1: x16 full-
height, full length
Processor 1 Slot 4: x16 full-
height, full length
Processor 2 Slot 7: x8 full-
height, full length
Processor
2
N/A N/A Slot 5: x8 full-
height, full length
Processor 2 Slot 8: x16 full-
height, full length
Processor
2
Slot 3: x16 full-
height, half
length
Processor 1 Slot 6: x8 low
profile, half length
Processor 1
Table 56. Riser configurations with 4 PCIe slots [Riser configuration 1 with or without rear storage (1B+2B) and
Riser configuration 2 with or without rear storage (1B+2C)], and Riser configuration 3 with or without rear
storage(1A+2A)
Card Type Slot priority Maximum number of cards
GPU (double width) N/A N/A
GPU (single width) N/A N/A
PCIe Bridge 4 1
Internal storage adapter 6,5,4 1
Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD adapter 1, 2, 3, 4 4
HCA EDR 1,4,3 3
100 GB NIC 1,4,3 3
100 G OPA 1,4,3 3
HCA FDR 4,6 1
40 GB NIC 1, 2, 3 3
40 GB NIC 4 1
HBA FC32 1, 2, 3 3
HBA FC32 4 1
25 GB NIC 1, 2, 3 3
25 GB NIC 4 1
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