Configure Pcie Electrical Interfaces Using The Pcie Flyover Cable - Oracle Exadata X10M Service Manual

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Use Oracle ILOM to clear any server PCIe card faults.

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If a PCIe card fault message in Oracle ILOM is not cleared under Open Problems,

you must manually clear the fault using Oracle ILOM. refer to "Clear Faults for

Undetected Replaced or Repaired Hardware Components" in the Oracle ILOM

User's Guide for System Monitoring and Diagnostics at

Documentation.

To determine whether additional steps are required to complete the installation of

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the PCIe card, refer to the server product notes for the type of PCIe card you

installed.

Configure PCIe Electrical Interfaces Using the PCIe Flyover

Cable

Using the PCIe Flyover cable, server PCIe slots 6 and 7 can be configured to support

either a PCIe x16 (slot 6) or PCIe x8 (slot 7) electrical interface. PCIe slot 6 supports a

PCIe x8 electrical interface and PCIe slot 7 is non-functional when the PCIe Flyover

PCIe cable is not installed in the server. Installing the cable in slot 6 configures the slot

as a PCIe x16 electrical interface. Installing the cable in slot 7 configures the slot as a

PCIe x8 electrical interface.

Note:

The PCIe Flyover cable is factory installed in either PCIe slot 6 or slot 7. You

must switch the cable to the desired PCIe slot prior to installing a PCIe card

or PCIe Riser 6.

Rules For Configuring PCIe Slots 6 and 7

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If you are installing an x16 PCIe card in slot 6, you must install the PCIe Flyover

cable in to slot 6 to enable support for a PCIe x16 electrical interface; otherwise,

slot 6 supports only a PCIe x8 electrical interface.

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If you are installing a PCIe card in slot 7, you must install the PCIe Flyover cable in

slot 7 to support a PCIe x8 electrical interface; otherwise, PCIe slot 7 is non-

functional.

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If you are installing Riser 6 and it contains a PCIe x16 card, you must install the

PCIe Flyover cable in to slot 6 to enable a PCIe x16 electrical interface for the

Riser; otherwise, slot 6 supports only a PCIe x8 electrical interface.

Determine where you are want to install the PCIe card or Riser.

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Perform one of the following.

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Press and hold the button on the connector to disengage the locking mechanism,

then gently pull the connector from the motherboard [1].