Identifying The Card In Your System - Nvidia ConnectX-6 User Manual

a. Support the weight of the cable before connecting the cable to the adapter card. Do this by using a cable holder or tying the cable to the
rack.
b. Determine the correct orientation of the connector to the card before inserting the connector. Do not try and insert the connector upside
down. This may damage the adapter card.
c. Insert the connector into the adapter card. Be careful to insert the connector straight into the cage. Do not apply any torque, up or down, to
the connector cage in the adapter card.
d. Make sure that the connector locks in place.
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When installing cables make sure that the latches engage.
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Always install and remove cables by pushing or pulling the cable and connector in a straight line with the card.
3. After inserting a cable into a port, the Yellow or Green LED0 indicator will light when the physical connection is established (that is, when the unit
is powered on and a cable is plugged into the port with the other end of the connector plugged into a functioning port).
Operations.
4. After plugging in a cable, lock the connector using the latching mechanism particular to the cable vendor. When a logical connection is made, Green
LED1 will light. When data is being transferred, Green LED1 will blink.
5. Care should be taken as not to impede the air exhaust flow through the ventilation holes. Use cable lengths which allow for routing horizontally
around to the side of the chassis before bending upward or downward in the rack.
6. To remove a cable, disengage the locks and slowly pull the connector away from the port receptacle. LED indicator will turn off when the cable is
unseated.
To uninstall the adapter card,

Identifying the Card in Your System

On Linux
Get the device location on the PCI bus by running lspci and locating lines with the string "NVIDIA Technologies":
see Uninstalling the Card.
See Adapter Card LED
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