Slots Properties
Use this window to view information about the expansion slots in your system and the adapters that occupy these slots.
NOTE: This help page may include information about features not supported by your system. Server Administrator only displays the features that are supported on your system.
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User Privileges
Selection | View | \Manage |
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Slots Properties | User, Power User, Administrator | Not Applicable |
NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see
Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI.
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Slots Information
A slot, or expansion slot, allows components to be attached to a system using connection pinholes. The slot also provides a place to fit an expansion adapter or card that provides some specialized capability, such as remote access to a server, storage device control, or network connectivity.
If you insert a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) card into a hot-plug capable slot, it displays on your screen after you do a manual refresh of the Slots screen.
Slot ID | Silk-screen name printed on the system board next to the slot; alphanumeric text uniquely identifies each slot in the system.
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Adapter | The name and/or type of the card that fits into the slot; for example, a storage array controller, Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) adapters, host bus adapters (HBA). | ||
Data Bus Width | Width of the information pathway between the components of a system. Data bus width range is 16 to 64 bits for PCI and PCI-X cards, and x1, x2, X4, X8, or X16 for PCI-E cards. |
NOTE: On supported Rack Precision client servers, duplicate PCIe slots may be displayed in the Server Administrator
Slots Information page. To avoid duplicate entries for PCIe slots, set the
Auto Discovery Bifurcation Settings option as
Manual Bifurcation Control in the
Slot Bifurcation page under Server Administrator BIOS Setup. Also, select the
x8 Bifurcation or
x16 Bifurcation as Slot X Bifurcation value depending on the slots used.
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To view information about an adapter card that occupies a particular slot, see Adapter.