Cisco c240 Installation And Service Manual page 98

Installing or Replacing Server Components
Installing an NVIDIA K80 GPU Card and Conversion Kit
The NVIDIA K80 GPU card requires a special conversion kit for the Cisco UCS C240 M4 server.
NVIDIA K80 GPU Card Conversion Kit
The contents of the conversion kit are as follows:
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Installing the NVIDIA K80 GPU Card
Step 1 Shut down and power off the server as described in
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Step 2 Slide the server out the front of the rack far enough so that you can remove the top cover. You might have
to detach cables from the rear panel to provide clearance.
If you cannot safely view and access the component, remove the server from the rack.
Caution
Remove the top cover as described in
Step 3
If the server has a SuperCap power module (RAID battery unit) in the holder on the air baffle, disconnect
Step 4
the cable from the module and then remove it from the clips on the air baffle and set it aside
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Step 5 Remove the plastic air-baffle that covers the CPUs and DIMMs.
Remove the existing server fan cage (see
Step 6
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Install the new empty server fan cage from the conversion kit:
Step 7
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Step 8 Move the six fan modules from the old fan cage to the new fan cage that you just installed:
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Replacement fan-module fan cage
CPU cleaning kit
Low-profile CPU heatsinks (two)
Replacement air baffle (includes base, bridge, and filler panel)
NVIDIA K80 GPU card
NVIDIA K80 GPU card front support bracket
NVIDIA K80 GPU card power cable
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Open the plastic locking-lever at each end of the existing fan cage to the upright 90-degree position.
Lift the existing fan cage with fan modules from the server. Set the fan cage with fan modules aside.
Open the plastic locking-lever at each end of the new fan cage to the upright 90-degree position.
Set the new fan cage into the guides on the chassis walls and then lower the cage evenly.
Close the plastic locking-lever at each end of the fan cage to the flat, locked position.
Pinch the two finger latches on each fan module together, then lift up on the module to remove it
from the cage (see Figure
Set the fan module in an open slot in the new fan cage, aligning the connector on the bottom of the
fan module with the connector on the motherboard.
Shutting Down and Powering Off the Server,
Removing and Replacing the Server Top Cover, page
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Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server
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