Dell R715, R910 User Manual

Expansion Cards for Dell PowerEdge
R910, R815, and R715 Systems—
Information Update

This update supersedes the information provided in the Hardware Owner's
Manual at support.dell.com/manuals.

The following tables provide a guide 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 1. Expansion-Card Installation Priority - Dell PowerEdge R910

Card
Priority

1 PERC H800 2, 3, 4, 6, 7,1 2, 3, 4, 6, 1 2

2 6 Gbps SAS HBA 2, 3, 4, 6, 7,1 2, 3, 4, 6, 1 2

3 SAS 5/E Adapter 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 2, 3, 4, 6 2

4 10 Gb NICs 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 2, 3, 4, 6 4

5 16G Fibre Channel 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 1, 7, 8, 9, 10,

6 8G Fibre Channel

7 8G Fibre Channel

8 4G Fibre Channel 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,

9 SCSI HBA 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,

2012 - 06

Card Type Slot Priority Without

a PCIe Riser

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 1, 7, 8, 9, 10,

(single port)

2, 3, 4, 6, 7 2, 3, 4, 6 2

(dual port)

7

7

Slot Priority With
a PCIe Riser

2, 3, 4, 6

2, 3, 4, 6

5, 1, 7, 8, 9, 10,
2, 3, 4, 6

5, 1, 7, 8, 9, 10,
2, 3, 4, 6

Max
Allowed

2

4

4–6

2

Table 1. Expansion-Card Installation Priority - Dell PowerEdge R910

Card
Priority

10 1 Gb NICs

11 1 Gb NICs

Table 2. Expansion-Card Installation Priority - Dell PowerEdge R815

Card
Priority

1 PERC H800 6,5 2

2 PERC 6/E 6,5 2

3 SAS 5/E 6,5 2

4 10 Gb NICs 6,5,1,2 2

5 Converged Network Adapters (CNA) 6,5,1,2 2

6 16G Fibre Channel 6,5,1,2 2

7 8G Fibre Channel (dual port) 6,5,1,2 2

8 8G Fibre Channel (single port) 6,5,1,2 4

9 6 Gbps SAS HBA 6,5,1,2 2

10 4G Fibre Channel (single port) 2,1,6,5 2-4

11 4G Fibre Channel (dual port) 2,1,6,5 2-4

12 SCSI HBA 2,1,6,5 2

13 1 Gb NICs 2,1,6,5,3,4 2-4

Card Type Slot Priority Without

a PCIe Riser

5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,

(Generation 1 adapters)

(Generation 2 adapters)

Card Type Slot

7, 1

5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,
7, 1

Slot Priority With
a PCIe Riser

5, 1, 7, 8, 9, 10,
2, 3, 4, 6

1, 7, 8, 9, 10,
5, 2, 3, 4, 6

Priority

Max
Allowed

10

10

Max
Allowed