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Dell VxRail E660, E660F, and E660N Installation and Service Manual

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Expansion card installation guidelines

This section contains the riser configurations and slot priority details.

Riser 1A - Full height
  1. Slot 1

This image shows riser 1.

Riser 2A - Low profile
  1. Slot 1
  2. Slot 2

This image shows riser 2.

Riser 3A - Low profile
  1. Slot 3

This image shows riser 3.

Riser 4 -Full height
  1. Slot 2

This image shows riser 4.

The following tables show the riser configurations and slot priority information of VxRail E660 and VxRail E660F:
Riser configuration 0-1: R2A + R3A
NOTE:PCIe slot-1 supports single-socket configuration only.
Location Width Length Height Processor 1 Processor 2
Riser 2A Riser 2A Riser 3A
PCIe Slot-1 Single-wide Half length Low profile x16 - -
PCIe Slot-2 DO NOT USE
PCIe Slot-3
Card type Slot priority Form factor
HWRAID BOSS S2 Integrated slot N/A
HBA355i front Integrated slot N/A
H755 fPERC Integrated slot N/A
Network Daughter Card (OCP) Integrated slot N/A
BOSS-S1 1 Low profile
PCIe NIC 25 GbE 1 Low profile
PCIe NIC 10 GbE 1 Low profile
PCIe NIC 100 GbE 1 Low profile
PCIe FC HBA 1 Low profile

Riser configuration 0-2: R2A + R3A

Location Width Length Height Processor 1 Processor 2
Riser 2A Riser 2A Riser 3A
PCIe Slot-1 Single-wide Half length Low profile x16 - -
PCIe Slot-2 Single-wide Half length Low profile - x16 -
PCIe Slot-3 Single-wide Half length Low profile - x16
Card type Slot priority Form factor
HWRAID BOSS S2 Integrated slot N/A
HBA355i front Integrated slot N/A
H755 fPERC Integrated slot N/A
Network Daughter Card (OCP) Integrated slot N/A
BOSS-S1 2,1,3 Low profile
PCIe NIC 25 GbE 2,1,3 Low profile
PCIe NIC 10 GbE 2,1,3 Low profile
PCIe NIC 100 GbE 2,1,3 Low profile
PCIe FC HBA 2,1,3 Low profile
Single wide GPU 2,1,3 Low profile

Riser configuration 3: R1A + R4C + R4D

Location Width Length Height Processor 1 Processor 2
Riser 2A Riser 4C Riser 4D
PCIe Slot-1 Single-wide 3/4 length Full height x16 -
PCIe Slot-2 Single-wide 3/4 length Full height - x16
Card type Slot priority Form factor
HWRAID BOSS S2 Integrated slot N/A
HBA355i front Integrated slot N/A
H755 fPERC Integrated slot N/A
Network Daughter Card (OCP) Integrated slot N/A
BOSS-S1 2,1 Full height
PCIe NIC 25 GbE 2,1 Full height
PCIe NIC 10 GbE 2,1 Full height
PCIe NIC 100 GbE 2,1 Full height
PCIe FC HBA 2,1 Full height
Single wide GPU 2,1 Full height
The following tables show the riser configuration and slot priority information of VxRail E660N that supports riser configuration 4: R2A + R3A + R1D Paddle card:
Location Width Length Height Processor 1 Processor 2
Riser 2A Riser 2A Riser 3A
PCIe Slot-1 Single-wide Half length Low profile x16 - -
PCIe Slot-2 Single-wide Half length Low profile - x16 -
PCIe Slot-3 Single-wide Half length Low profile - x16
Card type Slot priority Form factor
HWRAID BOSS S2 Integrated slot N/A
Network Daughter Card (OCP) Integrated slot N/A
BOSS-S1 1 Low profile
PCIe NIC 25 GbE 2,1,3 Low profile
PCIe NIC 10 GbE 2,1,3 Low profile
PCIe NIC 100 GbE 2,1,3 Low profile
PCIe FC HBA 2,1,3 Low profile
Single wide GPU 2,1,3 Low profile

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