Installing The Tier 2 Management Card - IBM PS703 Service Manual

Installing the tier 2 management card

You can install this tier 2 CRU yourself or request IBM to install it, at no additional charge, under the
type of warranty service that is designated for the blade server. Use this procedure to install the
management card into the currently installed system board. If you are also installing a new system board,
you must complete this procedure before installing the new system board.
Figure 47. Installing the management card
To install the management card, which is shown by 1 in Figure 47, complete the following steps:
1. Read the documentation that comes with the management card, if you ordered a replacement card.
2. Locate the connector on the currently installed system board into which the management card will be
installed. See "System-board connectors" on page 9 for the location.
3. Touch the static-protective package that contains the management card to any unpainted metal surface
on the BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack component; then,
remove the management card from its package.
4. Insert the management card (as shown by 1 in Figure 47) and verify that the card is securely on the
connector and pushed down all the way to the main board.
5. Install and close the blade server cover. See "Installing and closing the blade server cover" on page
235.
Statement 21
CAUTION:
Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is connected to the power source. Always
replace the blade server cover before installing the blade server.
6. Install the blade server into the BladeCenter unit. See "Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter
unit" on page 232.
Because the system board and chassis assembly has not changed, the firmware initializes the
management card VPD using data that the blade server cached. To ensure that you give the
initialization enough time to complete, access the management module and wait for the management
module to discover the blade server.
Attention: If the management card was not properly installed, the power-on LED blinks rapidly and
a communication error is reported to the management module. If this occurs, remove the blade server
from the BladeCenter, as described in "Removing the tier 2 management card" on page 262. Reseat
the management card, then reinstall the blade server in the BladeCenter.
Chapter 4. Removing and replacing blade server components
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