Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 Installation And Service Manual page 88

The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion
cards with the highest priority should be installed first using the slot priority indicated.
Table 27. Expansion card installation order—Two processor configuration
Card type
PERC 10, H740P Internal Storage
adapter
PERC 9, H730P Internal Storage adapter 1,6
PERC H330 Internal Storage adapter
PCIe extender card
PCIe HCA : EDR card(Mellanox)
100 Gb NIC (Mellanox)
100 Gb OPA (Intel)
External adapter (12 Gbps HBA, H840,
H830)
NVMe PCIe storage PM17 Series
(Samsung/Dell/Intel)
NVMe PCIe storage P4800X (Dell/Intel)
40 Gb (x8) NIC (Intel/Mellanox)
FC32 HBA (Emulex/QLogic)
25 Gb NIC x8 (Intel/Broadcom/
Mellanox/Qlogic)
25 Gb NIC x16 (Mellanox)
FC16 HBA (Emulex/QLogic)
10 Gb NIC Base-T Quad Port ( Intel)
10 Gb NIC Dual Port - 57412 (Broadcom) 5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
10 Gb NIC Dual Port - 57416 (Broadcom) 5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3
10 Gb NIC SFP+( Intel)
10 Gb NIC SFP+ (Mellanox)
10 Gb NIC BT, DP (QLogic)
10 Gb NIC SFP, DP (QLogic)
10 Gb NIC SFP+, DP (QLogic)
10 Gb NIC BT QP (QLogic)
10 Gb NIC SFP QP (QLogic)
10 GB NIC SF852P/SF852X DP
(SolarFlare)
10 Gb NIC Base-T Dual Port ( Intel)
FC 8 HBA (Emulex and QLogic)
1 GB NIC (Broadcom and Intel)
BOSS adapter - Internal Storage
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Slot priority
1,6
1
4, 7, 2
4, 3, 2, 7
4, 3, 2, 7
2, 4, 3, 7
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
5, 4, 3, 7, 2, 6, 1
5, 4, 3, 2, 6, 1
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
4, 3, 2, 7
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
4, 3, 5, 2
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
4, 3, 2, 7, 5, 1, 6
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
2, 4, 3, 7
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 7
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3
5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 3
Maximum number of cards
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
2
7
6
7
7
7
3
7
4
7
6
7
7
6
7
7
4
7
7
6
7
6
1