Table 31.   PCIe switch adapters and the corresponding PCIe slots
Type of PCIe switch adapter
PCIe slot selection
810-4P NVMe switch adapter (with the 3U bracket 
installed)
Slot 2 on riser card 1
810-4P NVMe switch adapter (with the 2U bracket 
installed)
Slot 4 on the system board
810-4P NVMe switch adapter (with the 3U bracket 
installed)
Slot 6 on riser card 2
810-4P NVMe switch adapter RAID adapter slot on the system board
1610-8P NVMe switch adapter
Slot 1 on riser card 1
Watch the procedure. A video of the installation process is available: 
•  Youtube: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-A25P7vBoGa_wn7D7XTgDS_
•  Youku: http://list.youku.com/albumlist/show/id_50483444
Step 1.  Install the three 2.5-inch NVMe 8-Bay backplanes. See Install the 2.5-inch-drive backplane. Then, 
apply drive bay sequence labels above the drive bays on your server. 
Step 2.  Install three brackets on three 810-4P NVMe switch adapters. To install the bracket, align the screw 
holes in the bracket with the corresponding holes in the switch adapter, and then, install the screws 
to secure the bracket to the switch adapter.
Step 3.  Install the 810-4P NVMe switch adapter in the RAID adapter slot on the system board. See 
Install 
the RAID adapter
.
Step 4.  Install the 810-4P NVMe switch adapter with 2U bracket in PCIe slot 4 on the system board. See 
Install a PCIe adapter on the system board.
Step 5.  Install the riser card 1 on riser 1 bracket. See 
Install a riser card.
Step 6.  Install the 1610-8P NVMe switch adapter in PCIe slot 1 on riser card 1. Then, install the 810-4P 
NVMe switch adapter with 3U bracket in PCIe slot 2 on riser card 1. See 
Install a PCIe adapter on the 
riser assembly
.
Step 7.  Install the riser 1 assembly to the chassis. See 
Install a riser card.
Step 8.  Install the riser card 2 on riser 2 bracket. See 
Install a riser card.
Step 9.  Install the 810-4P NVMe switch adapter with 3U bracket in PCIe slot 6 on riser card 2. See 
Install a 
PCIe adapter on the riser assembly
.
Step 10.  Install the riser 2 assembly to the chassis. See 
Install a riser card.
Step 11.  Install any required hardware or server options, and then cable the server. To connect the cable for 
server models with twenty-four NVMe drives, see “Server model: twenty-four 2.5-inch NVMe 
drives, four NVMe 810-4P switch adapters, one NVMe 1610-8P switch adapter” in the topic 
Server 
models with twenty-four 2.5-inch drives
.
Install a hot-swap power supply
Use this information to install a hot-swap power supply.
“Read the  
installation  
Guidelines” on 
page 126
“ATTENTION:  
Static Sensitive Device  
Ground package before opening” 
on page 127
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