NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion
cards with the highest priority should be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All the other expansion cards should be
installed in the card priority and slot priority order.
Table 60. Configuration 1: R1A+R4A
Supplier Card type Slot priority Maximum number of
cards
Slot generation
Intel NIC:100Gb 1, 3, 2, 4 4 Gen4
Mellanox NIC:100Gb 1, 3, 2, 4 4 Gen4
Mellanox NIC:25Gb 1, 3, 2, 4 4 Gen4
Intel NIC:25Gb 1, 3, 2, 4 4 Gen4
Broadcom NIC:100Gb 1, 3, 2, 4 4 Gen4
Broadcom NIC:25Gb 1, 3, 2, 4 4 Gen3
Broadcom NIC:25Gb 1, 3, 2, 4 4 Gen4
Intel NIC:25Gb 1, 3, 2, 4 4 Gen4
Mellanox InfiniBand 1, 3, 2, 4 4 Gen5
Mellanox InfiniBand 1, 3, 2, 4 4 Gen5
Mellanox InfiniBand 1, 3, 2, 4 4 Gen4
Removing the expansion card risers
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
3. Remove the air shroud.
4. Disconnect any cables that are connected to the expansion card or the risers.
Steps
For Riser 1A and Riser 4A, first using a Phillips 2 screwdriver, loosen the blue thumb screws on the riser. Press the blue release
tab and holding the blue touch points, lift the expansion card riser from the riser connector on the system board.
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