Riser
conguration
and supported
risers
Slot description PCIe slots on
riser 1 (Height
and length)
Processor
connection
PCIe slots on riser
2 (Height and
length)
Processor
connection
PCIe slots on
riser 3 (Height
and length)
Processor
connection
Riser
conguration 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
prole, half length
Processor 1
Table 43. Riser congurations with 4 PCIe slots [Riser conguration 1 (1B+2B) and Riser conguration 2 (1B+2C)]
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 4 1
Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD adapter 1, 2, 3, 4 4
HCA EDR 4 1
100 GB NIC 4 1
100 G OPA 4 1
HCA FDR 4 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
HBA FC16 1, 2, 3 3
HBA FC16 4 1
10 GB NIC 1, 2, 3 3
10 GB NIC 4 1
HBA FC8 1, 2, 3 3
HBA FC8 4 1
1 GB NIC 1, 2, 3 3
1 GB NIC 4 1
External storage adapter 1, 2, 3 3
External storage adapter 4 1
BOSS 1, 2, 3 1
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