Table 31. Recommended slot installation priority for PCIe adapters
Adapter type Recommended slot installation
priority
PCIe adapters
OCP module
• Chassis with the front adapter
assembly: slot 8 and 7
• Chassis without the front adapter
assembly: slot 6 and 7
Maximum quantity supported: 2
ThinkSystem Broadcom 57504 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port
OCP Ethernet Adapter
ThinkSystem Broadcom 57508 100GbE QSFP56 2-Port
OCP Ethernet Adapter
ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port
OCP Ethernet Adapter
ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28
2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter
InfiniBand
adapter
Slot 5 > Slot 4 > Slot 1 > Slot 2 > Slot
3
Maximum quantity supported: 5
ThinkSystem Nvidia ConnectX-7 NDR200/HDR
QSFP112 2-port PCIe Gen5 x16 InfiniBand Adapter
NIC adapter
Slot 5 > Slot 4 > Slot 1 > Slot 2 > Slot
3
Maximum quantity supported: 5
ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port
PCIe Ethernet Adapter
ThinkSystem Broadcom 57508 100GbE QSFP56 2-port
PCIe 4 Ethernet Adapter
ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28
2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56
2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
Slot 5 > Slot 1 > Slot 3
Maximum quantity supported: 3
ThinkSystem Broadcom 57504 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port
PCIe Ethernet Adapter
Server rear configuration and riser assemblies
See this section to identify the correlations between the rear configuration and riser assemblies.
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