Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge C6520 Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- About this document
- Dell EMC PowerEdge C6520 system overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Sled
- Air shroud
- Support bracket
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- LOM riser card
- M.2 SSD module
- Linking board and PCIe cable
- System memory
- Processor and heat sink module
- Optional OCP card
- System battery
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Upgrade Kits
- Jumpers and connectors
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
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 9. Configuration 1: R1a
Card type Slot priority Maximum number of cards
Broadcom (NIC: 25G) 1 1
Broadcom (NIC: 10G) 1 1
Intel (NIC: 10G) 1 1
Broadcom (NIC: 25G) 1 1
Intel (NIC: 1G) 1 1
Mellanox (NIC: 100Gb) 1 1
Intel (NIC: 25Gb) 1 1
Mellanox (NIC: 25Gb) 1 1
SolarFlare (NIC: 25Gb) 1 1
Mellanox (NIC: HDR100 VPI) 1 1
Mellanox (NIC: HDR VPI) 1 1
Intel (OCP: 100Gb) Integrated slot 1
Broadcom (OCP: 25Gb) Integrated slot 1
Intel (OCP: 25Gb) Integrated slot 1
Marvell (OCP: 25Gb) Integrated slot 1
Mellanox (OCP: 25Gb) Integrated slot 1
QLogic (OCP: 25Gb) Integrated slot 1
Broadcom (OCP: 10Gb) Integrated slot 1
QLogic (OCP: 10Gb) Integrated slot 1
Intel (OCP: 10Gb) Integrated slot 1
Broadcom (OCP: 1Gb) Integrated slot 1
Intel (OCP: 1Gb) Integrated slot 1
Dell External PERC Adapter 1 1
Dell BOSS M.2 Module Integrated slot 1
Intel (PCIe SSD AIC) 1 1
Samsung (PCIe SSD AIC) 1 1
Nvidia (GPU: T4 16 GB) 1 1
Table 10. Configuration 2: R1a+R2b
Card type Slot priority Maximum number of cards
Broadcom (NIC: 25G) 1, 2 2
Broadcom (NIC: 10G) 1, 2 2
Intel (NIC: 10G) 1, 2 2
Broadcom (NIC: 25G) 1, 2 2
Intel (NIC: 1G) 1, 2 2
Mellanox (NIC: 100Gb) 1, 2 2
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