Install An Adapter - Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 Setup Manual

Note: Make sure that the pull tab on the operator panel, used to access the LCD system
information display panel panel, passes through the hole for the display panel on the front cover.
Step 2. Press and slide the cover toward the rear of the server until the release clips engage.

Install an adapter

Adapters are in the I/O tray that is accessed from the rear of the server.
Install the LOM adapter (slot 9) and other adapters that are installed directly in the I/O tray (adapters 5
through 8) before installing adapters that are in the I/O tray risers.
Installation considerations for the Mellanox Innova™-2 Flex Open Programmable SmartNIC
Review the following guidelines before installing the Mellanox Innova™-2 Flex Open Programmable
SmartNIC:
• If you install the Mellanox Innova™-2 Flex Open Programmable SmartNIC in the Lenovo ThinkSystem
SR950, the maximum supported ambient temperature for the system is 35°C.
• The Mellanox Innova™-2 Flex Open Programmable SmartNIC is not supported in the following adapter
slots: 1, 5, and 10.
• When installing the Mellanox Innova™-2 Flex Open Programmable SmartNIC in a 4-socket configuration:
– A maximum of two of these adapters can be installed in the system.
– The Mellanox Innova™-2 Flex Open Programmable SmartNIC can be installed only in adapter slots 6,
7, or 17.
– The installation of two of these adapters in contiguous, sequential slots is not supported. For example,
you cannot install two adapters in slots 6 and 7.
• When installing the Mellanox Innova™-2 Flex Open Programmable SmartNIC in an 8-socket configuration:
– A maximum of four of these adapters can be installed in the system.
– The Mellanox Innova™-2 Flex Open Programmable SmartNIC can be installed only in adapter slots 2,
3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, or 17.
– The installation of two of these adapters in contiguous, sequential slots is not supported. For example,
you cannot install two adapters in slots 2 and 3.
Install a LOM adapter in slot 9
PCIe adapters in slots 5 through 8 and the LOM adapter in slot 9 are in the I/O tray that is accessed from the
rear of the server. With the I/O tray removed from the chassis, insert the adapter in the I/O tray.
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CAUTION:
The power control button on the device and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the
electrical current that is supplied to the device. The device also might have more than one power
cord. To remove all electrical current from the device, ensure that all power cords are disconnected
from the power source.
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