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.

Slot 1 Expansion Cards

**Table 1:** Slot 1 Expansion Card Options
Expansion Card Description	Supported Expansion Cards
Dual-Port, low-profile, 10/40/25/50/100 GbE NIC Note: Dell/Nvidia Connect X-6 cards require StorNext 7.1.1 or later. Note: Dell/Mellanox Connect X-5 En cards require StorNext 6.2.0 or later.
Dual-Port 10/25 GbE HBA/HCA with VPI (virtual protocol interconnect), low-profile
Quad-Port 10 GbE Base-T NIC, low-profile
Empty	(n/a - slot cover installed)

Slot 2 Expansion Cards

**Table 2:** Slot 2 Expansion Card Options
Expansion Card Description	Supported Expansion Cards
Dual-Port 32 Gb Fibre Channel HBA (shown with SFPs installed), low-profile Note: The Dell/QLogic QLE2772-SR-SP requires StorNext 7.0 or later
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, low-profile, 10/40/25/50/100 GbE NIC Note: Dell/Nvidia Connect X-6 cards require StorNext 7.1.1 or later. Note: Dell/Mellanox Connect X-5 En cards require StorNext 6.2.0 or later.
Dual-Port 10/25 GbE HBA/HCA with VPI (virtual protocol interconnect), low-profile
Quad-Port 10 GbE base-T NIC, low-profile
Empty	(n/a - slot cover installed)

Slot 3 Expansion Cards

**Table 3:** Slot 3 Expansion Card Options
Expansion Card Description	Supported Expansion Cards
Dual-Port 32 Gb Fibre Channel HBA (shown with SFPs installed), low-profile Note: The Dell/QLogic QLE2772-SR-SP requires StorNext 7.0 or later
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, low-profile, 10/40/25/50/100 GbE NIC Note: Dell/Nvidia Connect X-6 cards require StorNext 7.1.1 or later. Note: Dell/Mellanox Connect X-5 En cards require StorNext 6.2.0 or later.