Installing A Second I/O Boat - Sun Microsystems SPARC Enterprise T5120 Installation And Service Manual

Caution – Do not press the plastic carrier handle during
handle, the PCI card and the sliding carrier plate might suddenly fall, breaking the
plastic locator bar (
d. Push the carrier handle into the closed position.
Caution – If the carrier handle does not close easily, the PCI card might not be
seating properly in the card socket in the I/O boat. Remove the carrier and inspect
the PCI card. If the bottom of the PCI card is not perfectly horizontal, loosen the card
locks and realign the card on the carrier. For troubleshooting information, see
Appendix
e. Lock the carrier handle into place with the carrier locking screw located on
10. Attach the link cable to the link card.
11. Turn on the AC switches on both PSUs at the front of the External I/O
Expansion Unit.
On the PSUs the AC power (
For other LED indications, see
12. Start the domains that are connected to the External I/O Expansion Unit.
For information about starting a domain, refer to the documentation for the server.
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Installing a Second I/O Boat

The External I/O Expansion Unit must be powered off during this procedure.
Note – If you are installing a second boat in the External I/O Expansion Unit, both
boats must be connected to the same host server. Do not connect the second boat to a
different server. Also, do not connect the second boat to the first boat; a daisy-chain
configuration is not allowed.
1. Use an antistatic strap for this procedure.
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This action seats the PCI card in the card socket.
E.
the top of the handle.
) by hitting it against the lower edge of the I/O boat.
) and DC power (
Appendix B.
Chapter 4 Servicing and Replacing Components
Step c. If you press the
) LEDs should light.
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