Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator

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.

User Privileges

Table 1. User Privileges
Selection View Manage
Slots Properties User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI.

Slot 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.
NOTE: See the Systems User's Guide for details.
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.

To view information on an adapter card that occupies a particular slot, see Adapter.

For an explanation of other buttons present on Server Administrator Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.