HPE ProLiant DL180 Gen10

PCIe slot guidelines for network cards and PCIe workload accelerator options
The following table shows the PCIe riser board slots supported with the network cards and the PCIe workload accelerator
options of the server.
Component Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6
HPE Ethernet networking card
Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
HPE Ethernet 4-port networking
card
Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
HPE 10 Gb networking card
(Supported up to max 3 pcs)
Yes No No Yes Yes No
HPE 25/40/100 Gb networking card
(Supported up to max 1 pc)
No No No Yes Yes No
HPE PCIe Workload Accelerator
options (Supported up to max 3 pcs)
Yes No No Yes Yes No
Installing an expansion board
Prerequisites
Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have a T-10 Torx screwdriver available.
Procedure
1.
If installed, remove the front bezel.
2.
Power down the server.
3.
Remove all power:
a.
Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b.
Disconnect each power cord from the server.
4.
Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
5.
Do one of the following:
•
Extend the server from the rack.
•
Remove the server from the rack.
6. Remove the access panel.
7.
Remove the riser cage.
8. If required, remove the air bale.
9. Identify and then remove the slot blank from the riser cage.
10. If installing expansion board on a low-profile slot on the secondary riser cage, replace the full-height bracket with the
low-profile bracket. See the expansion board document for model-specific support bracket information.
11. Install the expansion board.
Hardware options installation
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