Hello! I am a bit new to this forum, so please bare with me. I am currently researching possibly getting an HPE BladeSystem c7000, but need to figure out whether the graphics options for this platform are feasible for my current needs. As it stands, I have looked at the following sources:
- https://hardforum.com/threads/can-you-use-hp-mezzanine-cards-on-pci-e.1576593/#post-1037786652
- https://www.itcreations.com/hp/HPE-ProLiant-WS460c-Gen9-Server-Blade.asp
- http://bladesmadesimple.com/2016/09/gpus-and-blade-servers-a-good-idea/
From what I can tell, the GX Blades are using a custom MXM form factor, which could limit compatibility. I was hoping to use a mix of AMD and nVIDIA cards for accelerating certain workloads (will be passing GPUs through to VMs), but the cost of MXM cards are still prohibitive. I don’t know if their are any components that can adapt HPE’s mezzanine/MXM slot to a PCI-e x8/x16 slot. I recently ran into this thread, which appears to discuss a similar topic:
But I’m not sure if it’s related. As such, I need your assistance. Is there a way to use PCI-e cards in HPE’s (Proliant) Mezzanine/MXM slot? If not, I may have to scrap the idea of using a c7000 altogether, due to device compatibility and overall cost.