Installing An I/O-Expansion Card - Intel SBXD132 - Server Compute Blade Installation And User Manual

Caution:
8. Insert the SAS controller by pressing it along the guides into the connector socket.
Make sure that the retaining clips snap into the closed position.
9. If you have I/O-expansion cards to install in the expansion unit, do so now (see
"Installing an I/O-expansion Card" on page
Installation" on page

Installing an I/O-expansion Card

You can install up to two I/O-expansion cards in the expansion unit to provide additional
connections for communicating on a network. The following illustration shows the
locations of the connectors and the different form factors of the supported I/O-expansion
cards in the expansion unit.
Before installing an I/O-expansion card, consider the following information:
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The expansion unit supports two different form factors of I/O-expansion cards:
standard form factor (A) and small form factor (B).
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Either a standard-form-factor or a small-form-factor card can be installed in each pair
of the shared connectors, (1 and 2).
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The network-interface type of the I/O-expansion card must be supported by the
corresponding I/O modules in the SBCE unit.
— Connector 1 provides a connection to SBCE unit I/O bays 1 and 2.
— Connector 2 provides a connection to SBCE unit I/O bays 3 and 4.
To install an I/O-expansion card, complete the following steps:
1. Read the Safety information beginning on page
page
2. If the host blade server and expansion unit are installed in a SBCE unit, complete the
following steps:
Intel® Server Compute Blade SBXD132 Installation and User's Guide
To avoid breaking the retaining clips or damaging the controller socket,
open and close the clips gently.
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