Dell EMC PowerEdge R6525 User Manual

see Troubleshooting expansion cards section in the Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide at www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals.
Expansion card installation guidelines
The following table describes the supported expansion cards:
Table 19. Expansion card riser configurations
Expansion card riser PCIe slots on the
riser
Processor
connection
Height Length Slot
width
R1a (Riser 1) Slot 1 Processor 1 Full Height 3/4th Length x16
R2a (Riser 2) Slot 1 Processor 1 Low Profile Half Length x16
Slot 2 Processor 2 Low Profile Half Length x16
R3a (Riser 3) Slot 3 Processor 2 Low Profile Half Length x16
R4c + R4d (Riser 4) Slot 2 Processor 2 Full Height 3/4th Length x16
NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
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. All the other expansion cards should be
installed in the card priority and slot priority order.
Table 20. Configuration 0 - No riser
Card type Slot priority Maximum number of cards
Broadcom (OCP: 25 Gb)
Internal Slot
1
QLogic (OCP: 25 Gb)
Internal Slot
1
Mellanox (OCP: 25 Gb)
Internal Slot
1
Intel (OCP: 10 Gb)
Internal Slot
1
Broadcom (OCP: 10 Gb)
Internal Slot
1
QLogic (OCP: 10 Gb)
Internal Slot
1
Broadcom (OCP: 1 Gb)
Internal Slot
1
Intel (OCP: 1 Gb)
Internal Slot
1
SolarFlare (OCP: 25 Gb)
Internal Slot
1
FOXCONN (Front PERC)
Internal Slot
1
FOXCONN (Front PERC, 500)
Not supported
0
Broadcom (NIC: 10Gb)
Not supported
0
Broadcom (NIC: 10Gb, FH)
Not supported
0
Intel (OCP: 25Gb)
Not supported
0
Intel (NIC: 25Gb)
Not supported
0
Intel (NIC: 100Gb)
Not supported
0
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Dell EMC PowerEdge R6525 Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	EMC PowerEdge R6525
Category	Server
Language	English