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PCIe adapter slots
Table 5-3 shows the associated CPU with each PCIe adapter slot in the system. You cannot
install an adapter in an I/O Book that does not have an associated Compute Book.
Table 5-3 Processor and PCIe associations
Figure 5-32 shows the numbering of the PCIe slots of the x3850 X6.
Figure 5-32 x3850 X6 PCIe slot numbering
Figure 5-33 shows the numbering of the PCIe slots of the x3950 X6.
Figure 5-33 x3950 X6 PCIe slot numbering
Processor PCIe slot association
CPU 0 (Compute Book 1) 9, 10
a
(Primary I/O Book), and Storage Book slot 12
a. Slot 10 is intended for ML2 network adapters only and cannot be used for regular PCIe
adapters.
CPU 1 (Compute Book 2) 7, 8 (Primary I/O Book), and Storage Book slot 11
CPU 2 (Compute Book 3) 4, 5, and 6 (I/O Book 2)
CPU 3 (Compute Book 4) 1, 2, and 3 (I/O Book 1)
Slots: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Bay 1 Bay 2
Slots: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Bay 1 Bay 2
Slots: 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
Bay 3 Bay 4