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Installing InfiniBand
This section describes how to install the InfiniBand option.
Notes:
1. The QS20 InfiniBand card requires the replacement of the front bezel to meet
2. Before installing any InfiniBand option make sure you have the operating
3. If your BladeCenter QS20 comes with InfiniBand option(s) already installed,
InfiniBand package content
Each InfiniBand
EMC standards. The new bezel comes with the QS20 InfiniBand card and
should replace the original as part of the installation process.
system (Fedora Core 5) and a patched kernel supporting BladeCenter QS20
with InfiniBand installed otherwise the blade will hang during the initial reboot
after the OS installation.
unplug the PCI-Express cable(s) on the board side or uninstall the InfiniBand
option(s), then install the OS and the patched kernel, and finally refit the
PCI-Express cable(s) or re-install the InfiniBand option(s).
TM
option package consists of:
Table 3. InfiniBand package contents
Description
1 x Mellanox InfiniBand
card
1 x adapter card
1 x PCI-Express cable
What the item looks like
Chapter 5. Installing and removing replaceable units
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