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Use the PowerEdge R760 server with riser configuration 3-1 that has six slots, 2 x16 Gen 5, 2 x16 Gen4 and 2 x8 Gen4, as shown in the following figure:
Figure 4. R760 Storage Nodes - slot allocation
The LOM port 1 and iDRAC dedicated port are connected to the 1 GbE management network. All PowerEdge R760 servers use slots 7 and 2 (x16 Gen5 FH) for CX7 adapters connected to the high-speed network switches. The storage servers connected to ME5 arrays have four SAS HBA355e cards in slots 3 (LP), 4 (FH), 5 (FH) and 6 (LP).