- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- About this document
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R650xs system overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Optional front bezel
- System cover
- Drive backplane cover
- Air shroud
- Cooling fans
- Intrusion switch module
- Drives
- Optional optical drive
- Drive backplane
- Cable routing
- System memory
- Processor and heat sink module
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Drive cage
- Optional serial COM port
- MicroSD card
- Optional BOSS S1 card
- Optional IDSDM module
- Optional OCP card
- Front mounting front PERC module
- System battery
- Optional internal USB card
- VGA module
- Power supply unit
- Power interposer board
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Jumpers and connectors
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
Dell EMC PowerEdge R650xs Installation and Service Manual
Expansion card installation guidelines
| Configurations | Expansion card risers | PCIe Slots | Controlling processor | Height | Length | Slot width |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Config0. with 1x LP | R1 + rear 2 drives | 1 | Processor 1 | Low Profile | Half length | x16 |
| Config1. with 3x LP | R1 | 1 | Processor 1 | Low Profile | Half length | x16 |
| R2a | 2 and 3 | Processor 2 | Low Profile | Half length | x8 + x8 | |
| Config2. with 2x LP | R1 | 1 | Processor 1 | Low Profile | Half length | x16 |
| R2b (SNAPI) | 3 | Processor 1 and 2 | Low Profile | Half length | x16 | |
| Config3. with 2x LP | R1 | 1 | Processor 1 | Low Profile | Half length | x16 |
| R2c | 3 | Processor 2 | Low Profile | Half length | x16 | |
| Config4. with 1x LP | R1 | 1 | Processor 1 | Low Profile | Half length | x16 |
| Config5. with 0x LP | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Config6. with 1x LP | R2c | 3 | Processor 2 | Low Profile | Half length | x16 |
NOTE:The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.
The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion cards with the highest priority should be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All the other expansion cards should be installed in the card priority and slot priority order.
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| Dell Front PERC | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Dell Serial port module (LP) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 200Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 100Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 100Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Qlogic (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| SolarFlare (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Emulex (HBA: FC32) | 1 | 1 |
| Broadcom (HBA: FC32) | 1 | 1 |
| Marvell (HBA: FC32) | 1 | 1 |
| Avago (HBA: FC16) | 1 | 1 |
| QLogic (HBA: FC16) | 1 | 1 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 10Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 10Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Qlogic (NIC: 10Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 1Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 1Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: HDR100 VPI) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: HDR VPI) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 100Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Mellanox (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| SolarFlare (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Dell External PERC Adapter | 1 | 1 |
| Dell BOSS S1 Module | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (PCIe SSD AIC) | 1 | 1 |
| Samsung (PCIe SSD AIC) | 1 | 1 |
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| Dell Front PERC | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Dell Serial port module (LP) | 2, 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 200Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 100Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 100Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 25Gb) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Intel (NIC: 25Gb) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Qlogic (NIC: 25Gb) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| SolarFlare (NIC: 25Gb) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Emulex (HBA: FC32) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Broadcom (HBA: FC32) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Marvell (HBA: FC32) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Avago (HBA: FC16) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| QLogic (HBA: FC16) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 10Gb) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Intel (NIC: 10Gb) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Qlogic (NIC: 10Gb) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 1Gb) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Intel (NIC: 1Gb) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Mellanox (NIC: HDR100 VPI) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: HDR VPI) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 100Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Mellanox (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| SolarFlare (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Dell External PERC Adapter | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Dell BOSS S1 Module | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (PCIe SSD AIC) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Samsung (PCIe SSD AIC) | 3, 1, 2 | 3 |
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| Dell Front PERC | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Dell Serial port module (LP) | 2 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 200Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 100Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 100Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 100Gb) - CSP | 1 | 1 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 25Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 25Gb) - CSP | 1 | 1 |
| Qlogic (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| SolarFlare (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Emulex (HBA: FC32) | 1 | 1 |
| Broadcom (HBA: FC32) | 1 | 1 |
| Marvell (HBA: FC32) | 1 | 1 |
| Avago (HBA: FC16) | 1 | 1 |
| QLogic (HBA: FC16) | 1 | 1 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 10Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 10Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Qlogic (NIC: 10Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 1Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 1Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: HDR100 VPI) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Mellanox (NIC: HDR VPI) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Intel (OCP: 100Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Mellanox (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| SolarFlare (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Dell External PERC Adapter | 1 | 1 |
| Dell BOSS S1 Module | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (PCIe SSD AIC) | 1 | 1 |
| Samsung (PCIe SSD AIC) | 1 | 1 |
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| Dell Front PERC | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Dell Serial port module (LP) | 2 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 200Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Intel (NIC: 100Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 100Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 25Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Intel (NIC: 25Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 25Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Qlogic (NIC: 25Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| SolarFlare (NIC: 25Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Emulex (HBA: FC32) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Broadcom (HBA: FC32) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Marvell (HBA: FC32) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Avago (HBA: FC16) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| QLogic (HBA: FC16) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 10Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Intel (NIC: 10Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Qlogic (NIC: 10Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 1Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Intel (NIC: 1Gb) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Mellanox (NIC: HDR100 VPI) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Mellanox (NIC: HDR VPI) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Intel (OCP: 100Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Mellanox (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| SolarFlare (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Dell External PERC Adapter | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Dell BOSS S1 Module | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (PCIe SSD AIC) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Samsung (PCIe SSD AIC) | 3, 1 | 2 |
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| Dell Front PERC | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Dell Serial port module (LP) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 200Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 100Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 100Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Qlogic (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| SolarFlare (NIC: 25Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Broadcom (HBA: FC32) | 1 | 1 |
| Emulex (HBA: FC32) | 1 | 1 |
| Marvell (HBA: FC32) | 1 | 1 |
| Avago (HBA: FC16) | 1 | 1 |
| QLogic (HBA: FC16) | 1 | 1 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 10Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 10Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Qlogic (NIC: 10Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 1Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 1Gb) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: HDR100 VPI) | 1 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: HDR VPI) | 1 | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 100Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Mellanox (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| SolarFlare (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Dell External PERC Adapter | 1 | 1 |
| Dell BOSS S1 Module | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (PCIe SSD AIC) | 1 | 1 |
| Samsung (PCIe SSD AIC) | 1 | 1 |
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| Intel (OCP: 100Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Mellanox (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| SolarFlare (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Dell BOSS S1 Module | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Card type | Slot priority | Maximum number of cards |
|---|---|---|
| Dell Front PERC | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Dell Serial port module (LP) | 2 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 200Gb) | 3 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 100Gb) | 3 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 100Gb) | 3 | 1 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 25Gb) | 3 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 25Gb) | 3 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: 25Gb) | 3 | 1 |
| Qlogic (NIC: 25Gb) | 3 | 1 |
| SolarFlare (NIC: 25Gb) | 3 | 1 |
| Emulex (HBA: FC32) | 3 | 1 |
| Broadcom (HBA: FC32) | 3 | 1 |
| Marvell (HBA: FC32) | 3 | 1 |
| Avago (HBA: FC16) | 3 | 1 |
| QLogic (HBA: FC16) | 3 | 1 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 10Gb) | 3 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 10Gb) | 3 | 1 |
| Qlogic (NIC: 10Gb) | 3 | 1 |
| Broadcom (NIC: 1Gb) | 3 | 1 |
| Intel (NIC: 1Gb) | 3 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: HDR100 VPI) | 3 | 1 |
| Mellanox (NIC: HDR VPI) | 3 | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 100Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Mellanox (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| SolarFlare (OCP: 25Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Marvell (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 10Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Broadcom (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (OCP: 1Gb) | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Dell External PERC Adapter | 3 | 1 |
| Dell BOSS S1 Module | Integrated slot | 1 |
| Intel (PCIe SSD AIC) | 3 | 1 |
| Samsung (PCIe SSD AIC) | 3 | 1 |
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