Installing An Adapter - IBM eServer 342 xSeries Installation Manual

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Installing an adapter

Refer to the following illustration to install an adapter.
Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Adapter
Expansion-slot cover
To install an adapter:
1. Review the information in "Safety" on page v.
2. Turn off the server.
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IBM xSeries 342: Installation Guide
Your server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI adapters.
Therefore, you can install a variety of PCI adapters that currently do not support
sharing of PCI interrupts.
The Remote Supervisor Adapter is supported in PCI slot 1 only.
Note: The ribbon cable that ships with the adapter is required to connect the
adapter to the system board. The external power adapter that ships with
the adapter is not required with this server.
PCI slot 1 is on PCI bus A, PCI slots 2 and 3 are on PCI bus B, and PCI slots 4
and 5 are on PCI bus C.
Note: PCI bus A is often referred to as bus 0; PCI bus B is often referred to as
bus 1; and PCI bus C is often referred to as bus 2.
The system scans PCI slot 1, the system board Ethernet, PCI slots 2-5, the
system board SCSI, and then SCSI channels A and B, if you have not changed
the boot precedence from the default.
You can use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to change the boot
precedence for your server. Select Start Options from the Configuration/Setup
Utility program main menu.