Installing An Adapter - IBM 8649 - Eserver xSeries 225 Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

v The optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II can be installed only in PCI slot
v You cannot swap the optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II card between
v The optional ServeRAID-6i controller can be installed only in PCI-X slot 4 and
v To provide failover protection, an optional Ethernet adapter can be installed only
v The server scans the AGP slot, mini-PCI slot 6, PCI expansion slot 1, and PCI-X
v For a list of supported options for your server, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/.

Installing an adapter

Note: You can install an optional ServeRAID-6i controller only in PCI-X slot 4. Slot
4 is the only PCI-X slot that supports the ServeRAID-6i controller requirements.
Install the ServeRAID-6i controller using the 3-U bracket that comes preinstalled on
the controller. See the documentation that comes with the ServeRAID-6i controller
for additional information.
Complete the following steps to install a PCI or PCI-X adapter in your server:
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IBM xSeries 225 Types 8649: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide
– The 32-bit PCI slot 1 and mini-PCI slot 6 (video adapter) are on the 33 MHz
PCI bus.
Note: Do not install any adapters other than the standard video adapter in
slot 6. Other adapter types are not supported.
– The 64-bit PCI-X slots 2 and 3 and the integrated Ethernet controller are on
the 100 MHz PCI-X bus, channel A.
– The 64-bit PCI-X slots 4 and 5 and the integrated SCSI controller with RAID
capabilities are on the 100 MHz PCI bus, channel B. If an optional
ServeRAID-6i controller is installed, it overrides the standard functionality of
the integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities and forces PCI-X slots 4
and 5 to 66 MHz.
1. Use the ribbon cable that comes with this adapter to connect it to the Remote
Supervisor Adapter II connector (JMGT1) on the system board.
systems with different machine types. For example, you cannot remove the
optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II from an xSeries 225 Machine Type 8647
system and install it in an xSeries 225 Machine Type 8649 system. It is not
supported.
must use the 3-U bracket that comes preinstalled on the controller.
in PCI-X slots 2 through 5.
expansion slots 2 through 5 to assign system resources. Then, the server starts
the PCI devices in the following order, if you have not changed the default
startup sequence: AGP slot, mini-PCI slot 6, PCI expansion slot 1, system-board
integrated drive electronics (IDE) or SCSI devices (including optional
ServeRAID-6i controller), and then PCI-X expansion slots 2 through 5.
1. Review the safety information beginning on page 129 "Installation guidelines"
on page 33, and "Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 34.
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices.
3. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external cables.
4. Remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page 36).
5. Determine which slot you will use for the adapter. Check the instructions that
come with the adapter for any requirements, restrictions, or cabling
instructions. It might be easier to route cables before you install the adapter.