PCIe* Switch and Retimer for Intel® Server Board S2600WF and S2600ST Families
In addition to the onboard OCuLink ports, you may also use a PCIe* switch or retimer add-in card to connect more NVMe* SSD on Intel® Server Board S2600WF and S2600ST families. In practice, the retimer card can provide better throughput but the switch cards are more flexible as they can go in any available x8 or x16 PCIe slots while the retimer requires a x16 PCIe slot.
| 8-Port PCIe* Switch AXXP3SWX08080 | 4-Port PCIe Switch AXXP3SWX08040 | 4-Port PCIe Retimer AXXP3RTX16040 | |
| PCIe* Interface | PCIe* Gen 3 x8 | PCIe Gen 3 x8 | PCIe Gen 3 x16 |
| Number of NVMe* drives supported | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Potential reasons for choosing | - Slot availability in the system | - Slot availability in the system - Bootable 4+ NVMe drives RAID configuration with Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU | - Better throughput - Bootable 4+ NVMe drives RAID configuration with Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU |
| Note | Refer to the configuration guide for your Intel server for supported configurations and further details. |
| Related topics |
| Configuration Guide for Intel® Server Board S2600WF |
| Configuration Guide for Intel® Server Board S2600ST |
| How to Connect 24 NVMe* Drives to the Intel® Server Board S2600WF |