Removing A Serveraid M5016 Sas/Sata Controller; Replacing A Serveraid M5016 Sas/Sata Controller - IBM x3690 X5 Service Manual

Removing a ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA Controller

To remove a ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA controller, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information and installation guidelines, see "Safety" on page vii
and "Installation guidelines" on page 261.
2. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 17) and all attached
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables as necessary to replace the device.
3. Remove the top cover (see "Removing the server top cover" on page 264).
4. Disconnect the signal cables from the adapter.
5. Carefully grasp the riser-card assembly by the blue touch points and pull up
until the riser-card assembly disengages from the connector on the system
board.
6. Remove the adapter from the riser card.
7. If you are instructed to return the adapter, follow all packaging instructions,
and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

Replacing a ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA Controller

You can purchase an optional ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA controller. This
adapter can be installed only in the PCI slots list in Table 15 on page 276. The
ServeRAID M5016 adapter supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10. With the ServeRAID
M5100 Series 1 GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade for IBM System x cache card that comes
with this adapter, you also get RAID levels 5 and 50 support. For configuration
information, see the ServeRAID documentation at http://www.ibm.com/systems/
support/.
Attention: Some cluster solutions require specific code levels or coordinated code
updates. If the device is part of a cluster solution, verify that the latest level of
code is supported for the cluster solution before you update the code.
Note:
1. When the IBM 4x4 Drive Backplane ServeRAID Expansion adapter is installed
in the server, this adapter installs in slot 2 on the two-slot PCI riser card (see
"PCI riser card with two slots" on page 26).
To install an IBM ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA adapter, complete the following
steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page "Safety" on page vii and
"Installation guidelines" on page 261.
2. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new ServeRAID M5016
SAS/SATA adapter to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server;
then, grasp the adapter by the top edge or upper corners of the adapter and
remove it from the package.
3. Align the ServeRAID M5016 SAS/SATA adapter so that the keys align
correctly with the connector on the riser-card assembly.
4. Insert the adapter into the connector on the riser-card until it is firmly seated.
Attention: Incomplete insertion might cause damage to the server or the
adapter.
5. Reinstall the riser-card assembly into the system board.
6. Reconnect the cables to the adapter. Be sure to route the signal cables through
the SAS cable guide and up and over the rear of the microprocessor air baffle;
then, through the loops on the scalability connector cover and then to the
adapter (see the following illustration). Use the cable ties (as shown in the
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