Introduction
The Flex System PCIe Expansion Node can provide PCI express expansion to a host compute node in an Flex System.
The PCIe Expansion Node supports up to two additional I/O expansion adapters for a host compute node and up to four additional PCIe adapters.
- Two slots for two I/O expansion adapters
- Two slots for up to two full-height full-length or full-height half-length PCIe adapters
- Two expansion connections for up to two low-profile PCIe adapters
The PCIe Expansion Node comes with a limited warranty. For information about the terms of the warranty, see the Warranty Information document for your PCIe Expansion Node. This document is available on the IBM Documentation CD.
The Flex System PCIe Expansion Node is supported in the Flex System Enterprise Chassis only. You can obtain up-to-date information about the PCIe Expansion Node at the IBM Systems website.
The PCIe Expansion Node might have features that are not described in the documentation that comes with the product. The documentation might be updated occasionally to include information about those features. Technical updates might also be available to provide additional information that is not included in the PCIe Expansion Node documentation. To obtain the latest and most up-to-date documentation for this product, go to the IBM Flex Information Center website.
You can subscribe to information updates that are specific to your compute node at the "My notifications" website.