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Attention: Make sure that the drive drawer is closed and latched. Do not attempt to install the storage
expansion node assembly in the chassis while the drive drawer is open.
Step 1.
Open the cam handles on the compute node and the storage expansion node.
Step 2.
Orient the storage expansion node assembly with the storage expansion node and compute
node bezels facing you.
Step 3.
Place the storage expansion node assembly onto the shelf supports in the chassis bays; then,
slide the assembly all the way into the bays.
Step 4.
Close the cam handles on the compute node and the storage expansion node to latch the
assembly in place.
If you have changed the configuration of the compute node or if you are installing a different compute node
from the one that you removed, you must configure the compute node through the Setup utility, and you
might have to install the compute node operating system. See "Updating the compute node configuration"
on page 15 for more information.
Updating the compute node configuration
When the compute node starts for the first time after you add or remove an optional device, you might
receive a message that the configuration has changed.
The Setup utility automatically starts so that you can save the new configuration settings. See the Installation
and Service Guide for the compute node for more information about the Setup utility.
Some devices have device drivers that you must install. See the documentation that comes with each
device for information about installing device drivers.
Configuring the RAID controller
This section provides information about configuring the RAID controller.
The storage expansion node has a PCIe 3.0 half-size, half-height RAID controller that is based on the LSI
SAS 2208 PCIe SAS/SATA I/O processor chip. The controller controls eight internal 6 Gbps SAS/SATA ports
through two SFF-8087 x4 internal mini-SAS connectors. It integrates eight high-performance SAS/SATA
.
Chapter 2
Installing the storage expansion node
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