Dell PowerEdge EL User Manual

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 other expansion
cards should be installed in card priority and slot priority order.
Table 4. Expansion Card Installation Order
Card
Priority
Card Type Slot Priority—PowerEdge R720 Slot Priority—PowerEdge
R720xd
Max Allowed
2–Processor 1–Processor 2–Processor 1–Processor R720 R720xd
1 Dell PowerEdge
Express Flash
(PCIe SSD)
Bridge
4 Not Supported Not
Supported
Not Supported 1 0
2 GPU (double
wide)
6, 4 6 Not
Supported
Not Supported 2 0
GPU (single
wide)
4, 6, 7, 5 6, 7, 5 Not
Supported
Not Supported 4 0
3 GPU Host
Interface Card
(HIC)
4, 6 6 Not
Supported
Not Supported 2 0
4 RAID H810 7, 6, 4, 5 7, 6, 5 6, 4, 5 6, 5 4 3
RAID H710P 2 Not Supported Not
Supported
Not Supported 1 0
5 FC16 HBA Full
Height,FH
5, 7, 4, 6 5, 7, 6 4, 6, 5 6, 5 4 3
Low Profile,LP 2, 3, 1 Not Supported 2, 3, 1 Not Supported 3 3
6 Converged
Network
Adapters
(CNAs)Full
Height,FH
5, 7, 4, 6 5, 7, 6 4, 6, 5 6, 5 4 3
NOTE: Brocade 1020 CNA adapter must not be installed in Slot 1.
Low Profile,LP 2, 3, 1 Not Supported 2, 3, 1 Not Supported 2-3 2-3
7 10 Gb NICsFull
Height,FH
5, 7, 4, 6 5, 7, 6 4, 6, 5 6, 5 4 3
Low Profile,LP 2, 3, 1 Not Supported 2, 3, 1 Not Supported 3 3
8 FC8/4 HBA 5, 7, 4, 6 5, 7, 6 4, 6, 5 6, 5 4 3
NOTE: Brocade FC8 low profile HBA must not be installed in Slot 1.
Low Profile,LP 2, 3, 1 Not Supported 2, 3, 1 Not Supported 2-3 2-3
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Dell PowerEdge EL Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	PowerEdge EL
Category	Server
Language	English