Lenovo Flex System x480 X6 Compute Node Installation And Service Manual page 1022

Before you install an I/O expansion adapter, complete the following steps:
1. Read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 973.
2. If the compute node is installed in a Lenovo Flex System chassis, remove it (see "Removing a compute
node from a chassis" on page 975 for instructions).
3. Carefully lay the compute node on a flat, static-protective surface, orienting the compute node with
the bezel pointing toward you.
The following notes describe information that you must consider when you install an I/O expansion adapter:
• This component can be installed as an optional device or as a CRU. The installation procedure is the
same for the optional device and the CRU.
• Install the ServeRAID M5115 controller in I/O expansion connector 3 only.
• The following adapters are supported only in I/O expansion connector 1 and connector 2:
– Flex System CN4054 10 Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter
– Flex System CN4058 8-port 10 Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter
– Flex System EN2024 4-port 1 Gb Ethernet Adapter
– Flex System FC5054 4-port 16 Gb FC Adapter
• To consider any maximum I/O limitations for the Flex System x480 X6 and x880 X6 compute node, see
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/flexmatrix.shtml.
• If your adapter was previously configured, backup or record its configuration information, if possible,
before replacing the adapter. See the documentation for your adapter for information and instructions.
To install an I/O expansion adapter, complete the following steps.
Expansion
cover
Step 1. Remove the cover (see "Removing the compute node cover" on page 986).
Step 2. Locate the I/O expansion connectors (see "System-board connectors" on page 20).
Step 3. Remove the expansion cover
Step 4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter to any unpainted metal surface on
the Lenovo Flex System chassis or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack
component; then, remove the adapter from the package.
Step 5. Open the retention clips if they are closed.
Step 6. Orient the connector on the expansion adapter with the I/O expansion connector and alignment
pins on the system board
Step 7. Firmly press on the indicated locations to seat the expansion adapter in the connector and over the
alignment pins.
Step 8. Close the retention clips
Step 9. If you are replacing a ServeRAID adapter, import your RAID configuration to the replacement
adapter as a foreign configuration. See the ServeRAID-M Software User Guide at
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/migr-5086126 for instructions.
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1 from the connector, if one is present.
2
; then, press the adapter into the I/O expansion connector.
3 .