Install New Controller - Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

Host interface card (HIC)
Step 5. Place the HIC on a static-free surface.
Go to "Install new controller" on page 107.

Install new controller

You install a new controller canister to replace the failed one. Perform this task only if your storage array has
two controllers.
Step 1: Install battery
You must install the battery into the replacement controller canister. You can install the battery that you
removed from the original controller canister or install a new battery that you ordered.
Before you begin
• You have the battery from the original controller canister.
• You have the replacement controller canister.
Step 1. Turn the replacement controller canister over, so that the removable cover faces up.
Step 2. Press down on the cover button, and slide the cover off.
Step 3. Orient the controller canister so that the slot for the battery faces toward you.
Step 4. Insert the battery into the controller canister at a slight downward angle.You must insert the metal
flange at the front of the battery into the slot on the bottom of the controller canister and slide the
top of the battery beneath the small alignment pin on the left side of the canister.
Step 5. Move the battery latch up to secure the battery. When the latch clicks into place, the bottom of the
latch hooks into a metal slot on the chassis.
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