Guidelines for Adding Peripherals for PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 and FE200/FL200 Configurations

The following sections describe adding peripherals for PowerEdge 1550, 2400, 2450, 2550, 4300, 4350, 4400, 6100, 6300, 6350, and 8450 cluster nodes.

WARNING: Hardware installation should be performed only by trained service technicians. Before working inside the system, see the safety instructions in your PowerEdge System Information document to avoid a situation that could cause serious injury or death.

Peripherals for PowerEdge 1550 Cluster Nodes

The following list provides PCI slot assignment information for the system’s PCI buses and HBAs.

PCI buses

PCI bus 1: PCI slot 1 is 64-bit, 66 MHz

PCI bus 2: PCI slot 2 is 64-bit, 66 MHz

HBAs

You can install an HBA into any available PCI slot.

Peripherals for PowerEdge 2400 Cluster Nodes

The following list provides PCI slot assignment information for the system’s PCI buses, HBAs, and the Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card 2 (DRAC 2).

PCI buses

PCI bus 0: PCI slots 1 through 5 are 64-bit, 33-MHz.

PCI bus 1: PCI slot 6 is 32-bit, 33-MHz.

HBAs

For dual HBA configurations, Dell recommends installing the HBAs on sepa- rate PCI buses to balance the load on the system.

DRAC 2

If you are currently using a DRAC 2 or plan to use one in the future, install it in PCI slot 6.

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Dell FL200, FE100, FL100, FE200 Peripherals for PowerEdge 1550 Cluster Nodes, Peripherals for PowerEdge 2400 Cluster Nodes

FL200, FE200, FL100, FE100 specifications

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