Replacing A Pcie Card - Cisco UCS C240 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server
3. Network Communications Services Interface protocol
4. Slot 2 can operate when the server is in standby power mode.
5. Slot 4 is not available in single-CPU configurations.
6. Slot 5 is not available in single-CPU configurations.

Replacing a PCIe Card

For the list of supported PCIe adapters and other components, see the Technical Specifications Sheet at
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/ps10265/ps10493/C240M3_SFF_SpecSheet.pdf.
If you are installing a Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card, there are prerequisite considerations. See
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Special Considerations for Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Cards, page
If you are installing a RAID controller card, see
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information about supported cards and cabling.
To install or replace a PCIe card, follow these steps:
Step 1 Remove a PCIe card (or a blank filler panel) from the PCIe riser assembly:
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b.
If you cannot safely view and access the component, remove the server from the rack.
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Shut down and power off the server as described in the
Server" section on page 3-7.
Slide the server out the front of the rack far enough so that you can remove the top cover. You might
have to detach cables from the rear panel to provide clearance.
Remove the top cover as described in the
on page 3-8.
Disconnect cables from any PCIe cards that are installed in the PCIe riser.
Label the cables when you disconnect them to aid correct connection to the new card.
Use the finger holes to lift straight up on both ends of the riser to disengage its circuit board from
the socket on the motherboard. Set the riser on an antistatic mat.
Push down on the securing clip on the hinged card retainer and then swing open the retainer to free
the rear-panel tab of the existing card (or blanking panel). See
Slot 5 on PCIe riser 2 has an additional plastic retaining clip that stabilizes the front end of a
card. Push down on this clip before pulling the card from the riser socket (see
Pull evenly on both ends of the PCIe card to disengage it from the socket on the PCIe riser (or
remove a blanking panel) and then set the card aside.
Installing or Replacing Server Components
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RAID Controller Considerations, page C-1
"Shutting Down and Powering Off the
"Removing and Replacing the Server Top Cover" section
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