Dell Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD User’s Guide

Slot population guidelines

Dell Technologies recommends installing hot-pluggable NVMe devices in front-facing backplanes before other backplane orientations, if possible. Hot-pluggable NVMe devices that are installed in front-facing backplanes can have greater performance than devices installed in the other backplane orientations due to lower operating temperatures at the front of the system.

Dell Technologies also recommends installing hot-pluggable NVMe devices with high capacities in front-facing backplanes before hot-pluggable NVMe devices with lower capacities in the front-facing backplanes. Since high capacity NVMe devices typically operate at high temperatures, they can use the highest cooling available at the front of the system.

For more information about the NVMe slots support, see the respective product documentation available at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals > select the platform under PowerEdge > select the Model number > click the Select this Product option > Documentation > search for Installation and Service Manuals.