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PCIe slots

The DM7100F supports five (5) x16 PCIe slots per controller. These slots are used to add extra adapters for host, storage, or cluster connectivity. The tables below show the supported adapters, the max number supported per controller, and the adapter slot priority.

Adapter support

NameOption PNFeature CodePlug TypeSupported Protocol(s)Per ControllerSlot Priority
Host Interface

10Gb BaseT 2 port Ethernet Card

4XC7A60794

B94F

RJ45

Ethernet 1/10 Gb

4

5,1,4,2

10Gb 4 port Ethernet Card

4XC7A38329

B730

SFP+

Ethernet 10Gb

4

5,1,4,2

25Gb 2 port Ethernet Card

4XC7A38328

B72Z

SFP28

Ethernet 10/25Gb

3

5,1,4

100Gb 2 port Ethernet Card

4XC7A38327

B72Y

QSFP28

Ethernet 40/100 Gb

3

1,4,5

32Gb 4 port Fibre Channel Card

4XC7A38326

B72X

SFP+

Fibre Channel 8/16/32 Gb NVMe/FC 16/32 Gb

3

5,1,4

Expansion

100Gb 2 port Ethernet Card1

4XC7A38327

B72Y

QSFP28

Ethernet 40/100 Gb

1

5

12Gb SAS 4 Port Card

4Y37A60797

B94X

MiniSAS HD

SAS 6/12 Gb

3

5,1,4

MetroCluster

100Gb iWARP 2 Port Ethernet Card

4XC7A60795

B94G

QSFP28

Ethernet 100Gb

1

1

16Gb FC-VI 2 Port SFP+ Card

4XC7A60796

B94H

SFP+

Fibre Channel 4/8/16 Gb

1

2

Performance Acceleration

100Gb 2P Ethernet SmartIO Adapter for DM Series AFA Storage2

N/A

BAZ1

QSFP28

Ethernet 100Gb

1

3

Adapter Support with IP or Fabric MetroCluster

NameOption PNFeature CodePlug TypeSupported Protocol(s)Per ControllerSlot Priority
Host Interface

10Gb BaseT 2 port Ethernet Card

4XC7A60794

B94F

RJ45

Ethernet 1/10 Gb

3

4,5,2

10Gb 4 port Ethernet Card

4XC7A38329

B730

SFP+

Ethernet 10Gb

3

4,5,2

25Gb 2 port Ethernet Card

4XC7A38328

B72Z

SFP28

Ethernet 10/25Gb

2

4,5

100Gb 2 port Ethernet Card

4XC7A38327

B72Y

QSFP28

Ethernet 40/100 Gb

2

4,5

32Gb 4 port Fibre Channel Card

4XC7A38326

B72X

SFP+

Fibre Channel 8/16/32 Gb NVMe/FC 16/32 Gb

2

4,5

Expansion

100Gb 2 port Ethernet Card1

4XC7A38327

B72Y

QSFP28

Ethernet 40/100 Gb

1

5

12Gb SAS 4 Port Card

4Y37A60797

B94X

MiniSAS HD

SAS 6/12 Gb

2

4,5

32Gb 4 port Fibre Channel Card3

4XC7A38326

B72X

SFP+

Fibre Channel 8/16/32 Gb NVMe/FC 16/32 Gb

3

1,4,5

MetroCluster

100Gb iWARP 2 Port Ethernet Card

4XC7A60795

B94G

QSFP28

Ethernet 100Gb

1

1

16Gb FC-VI 2 Port SFP+ Card

4XC7A60796

B94H

SFP+

Fibre Channel 4/8/16 Gb

1

2

Performance Acceleration

100Gb 2P Ethernet SmartIO Adapter for DM Series AFF Storage2

N/A

BAZ1

QSFP28

Ethernet 100Gb

1

3

1: Used with DM240N expansion, restricted to 100 GbE only.

2: Included by default with all DM7100F configurations

3: Used with Fabric MetroCluster for connection to FC to SAS expansion bridge