Installing An Adapter - IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 Installation And User Manual

Figure 41. PCI riser-card assembly installation

Installing an adapter

Use this information to install an adapter.
About this task
The following notes describe the types of adapters that the server supports and
other information that you must consider when you install an adapter:
v To confirm that the server supports the adapter that you are installing, see
v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those
v The server provides one SAS/SATA RAID riser-card slot on the system board.
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PCI riser
connector 2
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/.
instructions in addition to the instructions in this section.
See "System-board optional device connectors" on page 42 for the location of the
SAS/SATA RAID riser-card slot. The ServeRAID-BR10il v2, ServeRAID-M1015,
ServeRAID-M5014, or ServeRAID-M5015 adapter comes installed on some
models of the server. You can replace the IBM ServeRAID SAS/SATA adapter
with an optional IBM ServeRAID SAS/SATA adapter in the slot. For
configuration information, see the ServeRAID documentation at
http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/.
Important: To ensure that any of your ServeRAID 10i, 10is, or 10M adapters
function properly on UEFI-based servers, make sure that the adapter firmware
level is updated to at least 11.x.x-XXX , and the supporting drivers.
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.
Do not set the maximum digital video adapter resolution above 1600 x 1200 at
75 Hz for an LCD monitor. This is the highest resolution that is supported for
any add-on video adapter that you install in the server.
PCI riser-card assembly
(full-height, half-lenght adapters)
PCI riser-card assembly
(low-profile adapters)
PCI riser
connector 1