Adapter Installation Instructions - IBM System x3750 M4 Installation And Service Manual

Adapter installation instructions

Use the information for instructions to install adapters on the server system board
and to install adapters on the PCIe riser card.
About this task
Note:
v The instructions in this section apply to any supported adapter (for example,
v The server does not support any high-definition video-out connector or stereo
To install an adapter, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information and installation guidelines, see "Safety" on page vii
2. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 22) and all attached
3. Remove the top cover (see "Removing the server top cover" on page 38).
4. Remove the microprocessor and memory expansion tray (see "Removing the
5. Follow the cabling instructions, if any come with the adapter. Route the adapter
6. To install an adapter on the system board, complete the following steps:
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Table 19. Supported Features on Demand software and information about the Features on
Demand (continued)
Features On Demand software
ServeRAID M5100 Series
Performance Accelerator for
IBM System x (FoD FastPath)
ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD
Caching Enabler for IBM
System x (FoD Cachecade 1 or
2)
network adapters).
connector on any add-on video adapter.
and the "Installation guidelines" on page 35.
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables from the server.
microprocessor and memory expansion tray assembly" on page 305) or DIMM
air baffle (see "Removing the DIMM air baffle" on page 232), whichever one is
installed.
cables before you install the adapter. The cables should be routed through the
SAS cable guide.
a. Open the PCIe retention latch and remove the PCIe filler bracket from the
connector in which you want to install the adapter.
b. Insert the adapter into the PCIe slot, aligning the edge connector on the
adapter with the connector on the system board. Press the edge of the
connector on the adapter firmly into the connector on the system board.
Make sure that the adapter snaps into the PCIe connector securely.
Notes
v Accelerates solid-state drive RAID devices by reducing
the processing overhead that is associated with
caching.
v One of the RAID cache cards must be installed in the
RAID cache card connector on the system board to
enable this capability.
v Enables a hard disk drive RAID array to have its own
solid-state drive cache. The solid-state drive cache is
much larger than the DRAM cache on the controller
and can provide better performance acceleration.
Cachecade 1 is read cache only, and Cachecade 2 adds
write caching.