IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Problem Determination Manual page 149

Table of Contents

Advertisement

To install a SAS controller on the SAS riser card, complete the following procedure.
Adapter
Expansion-slot
cover
Procedure
1. To help you work safely with Storwize V7000 Unified file module, read the
safety information in "Safety" on page xi, "Safety statements" on page xiii,
and "Installation guidelines" on page 58.
2. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new ServeRAID SAS
controller to any unpainted metal surface on the file module. Then, remove
the ServeRAID SAS controller from the package.
3. If you are replacing a SAS controller that uses a battery, continue to use that
battery with the new SAS controller.
4. Turn the SAS controller so that the keys on the bottom edge align correctly
with the connector on the SAS riser card in the SAS controller assembly.
5. Firmly press the SAS controller horizontally into the connector on the SAS
riser card.
6. Install the SAS riser card and controller assembly, as described in "Installing
the SAS riser-card and controller assembly" on page 119.
7. Install the cover, as described in "Installing the cover" on page 88.
8. Slide the file module into the rack.
9. Reconnect the external cables; then, reconnect the power cords and turn on
the peripheral devices and the file module.
Note: You must wait approximately 2.5 minutes after you connect the power
cord of the file module to an electrical outlet before the power-control button
becomes active.
10. Allow the initialization process to complete. If you do not, the battery pack
does not work, and the file module might not start.
When you restart the file module for the first time after you install a SAS
controller with a battery, the monitor screen remains blank while the controller
PCI
riser-card
assembly
125
Chapter 4. File module

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Table of Contents