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Rear PCIe adapter and riser assembly replacement

Use this information to remove and install a rear riser assembly and PCIe adapter. The PCIe adapter can be an Ethernet card, a host bus adapter, a RAID adapter, an add-in PCIe SSD adapter, or any other supported PCIe adapters. PCIe adapters vary by type, but the installation and removal procedures are the same.

Riser cages vary by server rear configurations.
Note
Table 1. Riser cages for servers without DWCM
Server configurationRiser 1 cageRiser 2 cageRiser 3 cage or 4LP riser 3/4 cageRiser 5 cage
Configuration with 8 PCIe slots
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 3-slot riser cage



Riser 3 cage

  • Gen 4



  • Gen 5



N/A
Configuration with 10 PCIe slots
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 4LP riser 3/4 cage



LP: low profile
N/A
Configuration with 12 PCIe slots
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 4LP riser 3/4 cage



LP: low profile
  • Riser 5 cage



Configuration with a 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive cage
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 3-slot riser cage



N/AN/A
Configuration with an 8 x 2.5-inch rear drive cage
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 1-slot riser cage



N/AN/A
Configuration with a 2 x 3.5-inch rear drive cage
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 1-slot riser cage



N/AN/A
Configuration with a 4 x 3.5-inch rear drive cage
  • 1-slot riser cage



  • 1-slot riser cage



N/AN/A
Table 2. Riser cages for servers with DWCM
Server configurationRiser 1 cageRiser 2 cageRiser 3 cage or 4LP riser 3/4 cage
Configuration with 7 PCIe slots
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 3FH riser cage for DWCM



Riser 3 cage

  • Gen 4



  • Gen 5



Configuration with 9 PCIe slots
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 3FH riser cage for DWCM



  • 4LP riser 3/4 cage



LP: low profile
Configuration with a 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive cage
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 3FH riser cage for DWCM



N/A
Configuration with an 8 x 2.5-inch rear drive cage
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 1FH riser cage for DWCM



N/A
Configuration with a 2 x 3.5-inch rear drive cage
  • 3-slot riser cage



  • 1FH riser cage for DWCM



N/A
Configuration with a 4 x 3.5-inch rear drive cage
  • 1-slot riser cage



  • 1FH riser cage for DWCM



N/A