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Expansion cards and backup units
Figure 201: PCI slot overview on the rear
* Slot 4, 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12 are only available with a riser module installed
** Slot 3 and 9 can be equipped with a riser module, in this case these slots are
occupied by the riser cards
*** FH: full height
PCI
slot
Type CPU Type Length/Height*** Function
1 PCIe Gen 3 1 x8 (mechanical x8) max. 167 mm / FH
preferred slot for RAID
controller (system
boot)
2 PCIe Gen 3 1 x8 (mechanical x8) max. 167 mm / FH
second RAID
controller
3** PCIe Gen 3 1
x16 (mechanical
x16)
max. 167 mm / FH
slot for riser module 1
(option)
4* PCIe Gen 3 1 x8 (mechanical x8) max. 252 mm / FH
5* PCIe Gen 3 1 x4 (mechanical x4) max. 252 mm / FH
6* PCIe Gen 3 1 x4 (mechanical x4) max. 252 mm / FH
7 PCIe Gen 3 2 x8 (mechanical x8) max. 167 mm / FH
8PCIe Gen 32
x16 (mechanical
x16)
max. 167 mm / FH
9** PCIe Gen 3 2
x16 (mechanical
x16)
max. 167 mm / FH
slot for riser module 2
(option)
10* PCIe Gen 3 2 x8 (mechanical x8) max. 252 mm / FH
11* PCIe Gen 3 2 x4 (mechanical x4) max. 252 mm / FH
12* PCIe Gen 3 2 x4 (mechanical x4) max. 252 mm / FH
Slot 3 / riser module 1
Slot 2
Slot 1
Slot 9 / riser module 2
Slot 8
Slot 7
Slot 6
Slot 5
Slot 4
Slot 12
Slot 11
Slot 10