1-6 Cluster SE300 and SL300 Platform Guide
Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 2500
Cluster Nodes
WARNING: Hardware installation should be p erformed only by trained
service technicians. Before working inside the compute r system, see the
safety instructions in your PowerEdge System Information document to
avoid a situation that could cause seriou s injury or death.
The following list provides PCI slot assignment information for buses, RAID
controllers, NICs, and a DRAC.
•PCI buses
— PCI bus 1: PCI slots 6 and 7 are 32-bit, 33-MHz.
— PCI bus 2: PCI slots 3, 4, and 5 are 64-bit, 33-MHz.
— PCI bus 3: PCI slots 1 and 2 are 64-bit, 66-MHz.
•RAID controllers
— RAID controllers can be installed i n any available PCI slot.
— If you use multiple RAID controllers and there are slots available, Dell recom-
mends installing the RAID controllers on separate PCI buses to balance the
load on the system.
•NICs
— NICs can be installed in any available PCI slot. Dell re commends that Giganet
cLAN adapters be installed in PCI slots 3, 4, 5 or 6.
— Dell recommends that Giganet cLAN adapters be installed in 64-bit slots.
•DRAC
— If you are currently using a DRAC or plan to use one in the future, install it in
PCI slot 7.
NOTE: To make sure that the SCSI or RAID controller attached to the boot drives
initializes first, you might have to change the scan order of the PCI bus, if the BIOS
supports this option, or change the order of the RAID, NIC, and DRAC. Performing
these tasks ensures that the Windows operating system numbers the boot drives in
the proper sequence.