Installing An Optional Serveraid Adapter Advanced Feature Key - IBM x3650 M3 Installation And User Manual

2. When you restart the server, you are given the opportunity to import the

Installing an optional ServeRAID adapter advanced feature key

About this task
To install an optional ServeRAID adapter advanced feature key, complete the
following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on page "Safety" on page v and
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
3. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 45).
4. Align the upgrade key with the connector on the ServeRAID adapter and push
the battery. This might take a few minutes, after which the startup process
continues. This is a one-time occurrence.
Important: You must allow the initialization process to be completed. If you do
not, the battery pack will not work, and the server might not start.
The battery comes partially charged, at 30% or less of capacity. Run the server
for 4 to 6 hours to fully charge the controller battery. The LED just above the
battery on the controller remains lit until the battery is fully charged.
Until the battery is fully charged, the controller firmware sets the controller
cache to write-through mode; after the battery is fully charged, the controller
firmware re-enables write-back mode.
existing RAID configuration to the new ServeRAID SAS controller.
"Installation guidelines" on page 37.
external cables (see "Turning off the server" on page 23).
it into the connector until it is firmly seated.
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