Removing And Replacing The Optional Management Processor Card; Removing The Optional Management Processor Card; Replacing The Optional Management Processor Card - HP Integrity rx1600 Operation And Maintenance Manual

Removing and Replacing Components

Removing and Replacing the Optional Management Processor Card

Removing and Replacing the Optional Management Processor Card
The optional management processor is an independent support system for the server. It provides a way to connect to a server
and perform administration or monitoring tasks for the server hardware.

Removing the Optional Management Processor Card

Step 1. Turn off the system, disconnect all power and external cables and remove the system cover(s).
Step 2. Record the network settings from your management processor card before beginning this task.
Step 3. Unscrew the two mounting screws that connect the management processor card to the internal chassis post and the
two external mounting screws that are located on both sides of the 25-pin serial connector.
Step 4. Disconnect the management processor card connector.
Step 5. Remove the management processor card from the system by grasping it by its edges.
Step 6. Replace the management processor card blank, if available, on the chassis. This blank is used to fill the holes left
by the 10/100 Management LAN, 15-pin VGA, and 25-pin serial connectors.
Step 7. Push the management processor card blank against the inside of the chassis and screw in the blank's mounting
screw on the external connector side of the system's chassis.
Step 8. Replace the cover (s) and reconnect the power and external cables.

Replacing the Optional Management Processor Card

Step 1. Turn off the system, disconnect all power and external cables, and remove the system cover(s).
Step 2. If you are replacing a card, remove the MP card.
Step 3. Align the MP card over the two mounting posts on the system board and align the three connectors of the MP card
with the cutouts on the rear panel.
Step 4. Carefully push the 10/100 Management LAN, 15-pin VGA, and 25-pin serial connectors through their openings on
the rear panel.
CAUTION
Step 5. Connect the MP card:
a. Connect the MP card cable to its connector on the system board.
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Special care should be used when mating the connectors of the MP card with the sheet metal of
the rear panel. It is possible to damage the EMI gasket of the RJ-45 LAN connector of the card.
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