Servicing Components; Upgrade The Server From Four To Eight Cmods - Oracle X5-8 Service Manual

Servicing Components

This section includes the following removal and installation procedures for customer-
replaceable and field-replaceable components in the Oracle Server X5-8:
Section Description
Upgrade server from four to eight CMODs.
Remove and install fan modules (FMs).
Remove and install power supplies (PSUs)
Remove and install the font indicator panel
(FIM).
Remove and install CPU modules (CMODs).
Remove and install server storage drives.
Remove and install PCIe cards and dual
PCIe card carriers (DPCCs).
Removing and installing SMOD
components.
Replacing the midplane assembly.

Upgrade the Server from Four to Eight CMODs

If you have a server configured with four CMODs, you can expand the server's processing
capabilities by upgrading the server configuration to eight CMODs.
Obtain the CMOD upgrade kit. The kit contains the components required to upgrade the server.
Before You Begin
1. Prepare the server for warm or cold service. See
Service" on page 96
2. Remove all eight fan modules. See
Remove both fan frames. See
3.
Link
"Upgrade the Server from Four to Eight CMODs" on page 113
"Servicing Fan Modules and Fan Frames" on page 117
"Servicing Power Supply Units (PSUs)" on page 126
"Servicing the Front Indicator Module (FIM)" on page 132
"Servicing the CPU Module (CMOD) Components" on page 136
"Servicing Storage Drives" on page 180
"Servicing PCIe Cards and the Dual PCIe Card Carriers
(DPCCs)" on page 185
"Servicing System Module (SMOD) Components" on page 197
"Replace the Midplane Assembly" on page 223
or "Prepare the Server for Cold Service" on page
"Remove a Fan Module" on page
"Remove a Fan Frame" on page
"Prepare the Server for Warm
117.
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Servicing Components
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