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  • Page 1 Series 6 Add-on Card Guide...
  • Page 2 Dell. Third-Party Licenses This product may include software developed by parties other than RSA. By using this product, a user of this product agrees to be fully bound by terms of the license agreements applicable to third-party software in this product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents About this Document Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card PCI Expansion Card Kit Package Contents Rear View of Series 6 Hosts (Except Hybrid) R640 System Board Expansion Card Riser in the R640 Install a PCI Expansion Card in an R640 Host...

  • Page 4: About This Document

    Series 6 Add-on Card Guide About this Document This document is a step by step guide for installing and replacing add-on cards in RSA NetWitness Platform Series 6 physical hosts (appliances). The hardware setup instructions in this document are for hardware only; they do not apply to a specific release of NetWitness Platform software.

  • Page 5: Install A Series 6 Host Pci Expansion Card

    This topic provides the general procedure for installing a PCI expansion card into the NetWitness Platform Series 6 hosts. All but one of the Series 6 hosts are based on the Dell PowerEdge R640 chassis. The exception is the Hybrid host, which is based on the Dell PowerEdge R740xd chassis.

  • Page 6: R640 System Board

    Riser card 1 Cooling fans (7) Riser card 2 Processor 1 DIMMs (6) DIMMs (6) Processor 2 PSU connector DIMMs (12) Power supply (2) Expander board Riser card 3 Hard drive Network daughter card Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...

  • Page 7: Expansion Card Riser In The R640

    VNX or VNX2, install the FC card in Slot 2. To install another PERC H840 controller so that you can connect DACs and PowerVaults to the same Series 6 host, install the additional PERC H840 in slot 3. See also...
  • Page 8 Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by RSA is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
  • Page 9 Series 6 Add-on Card Guide The following figure shows the steps for removal of expansion riser 1A. The following figure shows the steps for removal of expansion riser 2A. Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...
  • Page 10 The following figure shows the steps for removal of expansion riser 2B. 7. If applicable, lift the expansion card latch and remove the filler bracket. The following figure shows the steps for removal of the metal filler bracket on Riser 2B. Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...
  • Page 11 9. Insert the card edge connector firmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated. 10. Close the expansion card latch. The following figure shows the installation of an expansion card into the expansion riser 1B. Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...
  • Page 12 11. Holding the touch points, align the expansion-card riser with the connector and the riser guide pin on the system board. 12. Lower the expansion-card riser into place until the expansion-card riser connector is fully seated in the connector. Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...
  • Page 13 Series 6 Add-on Card Guide The following figure shows the installation of expansion riser 1B. The following figure shows the installation of expansion riser 1A. Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...
  • Page 14 14. Replace the Warranty label on the server with a new label provided with the PCI card. 15. Reconnect the system to the electrical outlets and any attached peripherals, including any network interface cables. Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...

  • Page 15: Rear View Of Series 6 Hybrid Host

    Note: A missing or an unsupported card riser logs an SEL event. It does not prevent your system from powering on and a BIOS POST message or F1/F2 pause is not displayed. Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...

  • Page 16: R740Xd (Hybrid) System Board

    Processor (2) Expansion-card riser 3 DIMMs (24) Network daughter card Internal USB port Expansion-card riser 2 Hard drive backplane (back) Expansion-card riser 1 vFlash media slot Hard drive backplane Hard drive (2) (back) Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...

  • Page 17: Expansion Card Riser In The R740Xd (Hybrid)

    The following figure shows the parts involved when removing or installing the expansion-card riser. Key Description Key Description Expansion-card riser Expansion-card riser connector Riser release latch Riser guide-back (left) Riser guide-back (right) Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...

  • Page 18: Install A Pci Expansion Card In An R740Xd (Hybrid) Host

    The following procedure shows how to remove and install the expansion card riser to install a PCI expansion card in a NetWitness Platform Series 6 R740xd (Hybrid) host. When adding an Emulex Fiber Channel (FC) PCI expansion card for a Storage Area Network (SAN), such as VNX or VNX2, install the FC card in Slot 2.
  • Page 19 The following figure shows the opening of the PCIe card holder latch. 7. (Optional) Press the release latches, and lift the expansion riser 1 from the riser connector on the system board. Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...
  • Page 20 The following figure shows the installation of the expansion card into the expansion card riser. 11. (Optional) Align the guide rails on the riser with the standoffs on the side of the system. Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...
  • Page 21 The following figure shows the installation of the expansion card riser. 13. Close the PCIe card holder latch by pushing the latch until it locks. The following figure shows the closing of the PCIe card holder latch. Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...
  • Page 22 15. Replace the Warranty label on the server with a new label provided with the PCI card. 16. Reconnect the system to the electrical outlets and any attached peripherals, including any network interface cables. Install a Series 6 Host PCI Expansion Card...

  • Page 23: Install Perc Card Firmware

    H840 card. Get the Latest Qualified Firmware and Install It Download the latest qualified firmware for your PERC card model from the link below and install it. RSA NetWitness Availability of BIOS & iDRAC Firmware Updates: https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-79266 Install PERC Card Firmware...

  • Page 24: Replace The Perc Card

    Series 6 Add-on Card Guide Replace the PERC Card A PERC card is the RAID controller for the storage expansion JBOD, such as a DAC or PowerVault. After replacing a PERC Card in your physical host (appliance), you must go to the Product Advisory links to get the latest qualified firmware and install it.
  • Page 25 [25:1,25:2,25:3,25:4,25:5,25:6,25:7,25:8,25:9,25:10,25:11,25: 12] -a1 If successful, go to step 12. If you cannot get past this step, open a case with RSA NetWitness Support for assistance and attach the output of nwtech.sh -d to the case. 12. If the disks in step 10 are in a foreign state (run nwraidutil.pl again to verify), run...
  • Page 26 1 to the /var/netwitness filesystems in /etc/fstab. 16. Run the following command: mount -a If your filesystems do not mount, open a case with RSA NetWitness Support for assistance and attach the output of nwtech.sh -d to the case.

  • Page 27: Revision History

    Series 6 Add-on Card Guide Revision History Date Description October 9, 2019 Initial Release Revision History...

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