Server PCIe Card Slots

The server chassis contains sixteen PCIe 3.0 slots (eight x8 slots, eight x16 slots) accessible at the back of the server that connect to eight PCIe Gen 3 DPCCs, each containing one or two supported PCIe cards. Each system module (SMOD) controls eight PCIe slots (four x8 slots, four x16 slots).

The server also contains two PCIe Gen 3 slots, which are located internally (and not directly accessible) on SMOD0 and SMOD1. These internal PCIe slots are used for the server HBA components and provide SAS connectivity to the server storage drives.