Supported Expansion Cards

The server has different network and Fibre Channel connection options depending on the expansion cards purchased.

Caution: Individual FC ports should not be configured on the FC switch for access to both disk and tape. FC ports should be zoned for use with either disk OR tape, not both.

The following applies to Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), Artico (R630), Xcellis Workflow Extender, aiWARE for Xcellis and Embedded (DAE) systems. See About the Xcellis Foundation System , orAbout the aiWARE for Xcellis Standard and High Performance Systems for the expansion cards supported for those systems.

Slot 1 Expansion Cards

**Table 1:** Slot 1 Expansion Card Options
Expansion Card Description	Supported Expansion Cards
Dual-Port 10 GbE NIC (shown with SFP+ transceivers installed), low-profile Note: Can be used with Twinax cables or optical SFP+ transceivers.
Dual-Port 10 GbE base-T NIC, low-profile
Quad-Port 1 GbE NIC, low-profile
Empty	(n/a - slot cover installed)

The following applies to Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), Artico (R630), Xcellis Workflow Extender, aiWARE for Xcellis and Embedded (DAE) systems. See About the Xcellis Foundation System , or About the aiWARE for Xcellis Standard and High Performance Systems for the expansion cards supported for those systems.

Slot 2 Expansion Cards

**Table 2:** Slot 2 Expansion Card Options (10 GbE card is not installed in Slot 3)
Expansion Card Description	Supported Expansion Cards
Dual-Port 10 GbE NIC (shown with SFP+ transceivers installed), low-profile Note: Can be used with Twinax cables or optical SFP+ transceivers.
Dual-Port 10 GbE base-T NIC, low-profile
Quad-Port 1 GbE NIC, low-profile Note:
Dual-Port HBA/HCA with VPI (virtual protocol interconnect); supports both 40 GbE and 56 Gb *InfiniBand networks, low-profile
Empty	(n/a - slot cover installed)
* InfiniBand installations require Quantum Professional Services, Service Partner, or Quantum Service Provider.

Slot 3 Expansion Cards

The following applies to Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), Artico (R630), Xcellis Workflow Extender, aiWARE for Xcellis and Embedded (DAE) systems. See About the Xcellis Foundation System , or About the aiWARE for Xcellis Standard and High Performance Systems for the expansion cards supported for those systems.

**Table 3:** Slot 3 Expansion Card Options
Expansion Card Description	Supported Expansion Cards
Dual-Port 10 GbE NIC (shown with SFP+ transceivers installed), low-profile Note: Can be used with Twinax cables or optical SFP+ transceivers. Note: Used in Slot 3 for iSCSI connections.
Dual-Port 32 Gb Fibre Channel HBA (shown with SFPs installed), low-profile Note: This card supported for Xcellis Workflow Extender systems only
Quad-Port 16 GB Fibre Channel HBA, low-profile Caution: While both tape and disk SAN may be supported on FC HBA cards in some storage environments, in others, the storage configuration may require separate/dedicated tape and disk SAN FC HBA cards (Example: IBM LTO drives using the lin_tape driver). See the documentation for your specific disk and/or tape storage to determine if you must have separate FC HBA cards for disk and tape.
Dual-Port 16 Gb Fibre Channel HBA (shown with SFPs installed), low-profile
Quad-Port 8 Gb Fibre Channel HBA (shown with SFPs installed), low-profile Caution: While both tape and disk SAN may be supported on FC HBA cards in some storage environments, in others, the storage configuration may require separate/dedicated tape and disk SAN FC HBA cards (Example: IBM LTO drives using the lin_tape driver). See the documentation for your specific disk and/or tape storage to determine if you must have separate FC HBA cards for disk and tape.