Expansion card operational power status – Dell PowerEdge VRTX User Manual
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The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The
expansion cards with the highest priority must be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All other expansion
cards must be installed in card priority and slot priority order.
Table 2. Expansion card installation order
Card Priority
Card Type
Form Factor
Slot Priority
Maximum Allowed
1
Integrated RAID
N/A
INT_STORAGE_1,
INT_STORAGE_2
2
2
External SAS RAID
Standard height
3, 2
2
Low profile
6, 5
2
3
GPU
Standard height
2, 3, 1
3
4
10 Gb NICs
Standard height
2, 3, 1
3
Low profile
6, 5, 7, 4, 8
5
5
FC HBA
Standard height
2, 3, 1
3
Low profile
6, 5, 7, 4, 8
5
6
1Gb NICs
Standard height
2, 3, 1
3
Low profile
6, 5, 7, 4, 8
5
7
SAS Non-RAID
Standard height
2, 3, 1
2
Low profile
6, 5, 7, 4, 8
2
Expansion card operational power status
The following table provides information on the operational power status of the expansion cards when:
•
the expansion card is installed in a PCIe slot mapped to a server module
•
the system cover is installed
Chassis Status
Server Module Status
Expansion Card Status
Off
Off
Off
Standby
Off
Off
On
Off
On for 5 minutes and then Off.
NOTE: The expansion card
status turns to Off immediately if
the system cover is removed.
On
On
On
The following table provides information on the operational power status of an expansion card when:
•
the expansion card is replaced in the PCIe slot
•
the system cover is removed
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