Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525 Service Manual

Expansion card installation guidelines
The following table describes the supported expansion cards:
Table 17. Expansion card riser configurations
Expansion card riser PCIe slots Processor
connection
Height Length Slot
width
Riser 1
Slot 1
Processor 1 Full Height Half Length
x8
x16
Slot 2
x8
x16
Riser 2
Slot 3 Processor 1
Low Profile Half Length x16
Slot 6 Processor 2
Riser 3
Slot 4
Processor 2 Full Height Half Length
x8
x8
Slot 5 x16
Riser 4
Slot 7
Processor 2 Full Height Half Length
x8
x16
x8
Slot 8 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 18. 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
SolarFlare (OCP: 25 Gb)
Internal slot
1
Intel (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
Table 19. Configuration 1: R1B
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Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525 Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	EMC PowerEdge R7525
Category	Server
Language	English