Oracle Exadata Storage Server X7-2 EF Service Manual page 188

Remove and Install Filler Panels
Filler Panel Type
Storage drive (EF only)
PCIe slot
188 Oracle Exadata Storage Server X7-2 EF and HC Service Manual • May 2018
Removal Procedure
1. Locate the storage drive
filler panel you want to
remove from the server.
2. To unlatch the storage
drive filler panel, pull
the release lever, and tilt
the lever out into a fully
opened position.
3. To remove the filler
panel from the slot, hold
the opened release lever,
and gently slide the
filler panel toward you.
1. Remove the server top
cover.
2. To remove the PCIe
slot filler panel, rotate
the PCIe locking
mechanism to an
upright position, and lift
and remove the PCIe
slot filler panel from
the location into which
you intend to install the
PCIe card.
Installation Procedure
1. Locate the vacant
storage drive module
slot in the server, and
ensure that the release
lever on the filler panel
is fully opened.
2. Slide the filler panel
into the vacant slot by
pressing the middle of
the filler panel faceplate
with your thumb or
finger.
The release lever goes
in as it makes contact
with the chassis. Do
not slide the filler panel
in all the way. Leave
the filler panel out
approximately 0.25 to
0.50 inch (6 to 12 mm)
from the opening.
3. Using your thumb or
finger, press on the
middle of the filler
panel faceplate until the
release lever engages
with the chassis.
4. Close the release lever
until it clicks into place
and is flush with the
front of the server.
1. Remove the server top
cover.
2. To install the PCIe slot
filler panel, press the
PCIe filler panel into
the vacant PCIe slot,
and rotate the PCIe
locking mechanism
downward to secure the
PCIe slot filler panel.
You hear an audible
click when the PCIe
filler panel is secured
into the slot.