Installing an SMP expansion connector - Flex System x280 X6, x480 X6, and x880 X6 Compute Node Types 7903 and 4259

Use this information to install an SMP expansion connector.

Before you begin

Before you install an SMP expansion connector, complete the following steps:

Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
If the compute node is operating, shut down the operating system.
Press the power button to turn off the compute node (see Turning off the compute node for more information).

Notes:

If you purchased a multi-node complex and you received each compute node packaged individually, each compute node has a label on the top of the bezel identifying the primary node and the secondary nodes as defined at the factory during testing. Install the nodes in the chassis in the order indicated on the label with the lowest number on the bottom and the highest number on top.
When you press the power-control button on any compute node in a single partition (controlled by one operating system), all compute nodes in the single partition will be turned on or turned off.

The information in this topic applies to the optional SMP expansion connectors available for the compute node:

Flex System x480 X6 4-Socket Scalability Connector
Important: The compute nodes must have Intel Xeon E7-4800 microprocessors or E7-8800 microprocessors to form a two-node (four-socket) complex.
Flex System x880 X6 8-Socket Scalability Connector
Important: The compute nodes must have Intel Xeon E7-8800 microprocessors to form a four-node (eight-socket) complex.

To install an SMP expansion connector, complete the following steps.

Remove the SMP filler from the compute node, if one is present.
Remove the protective covers from the connectors on the SMP expansion connector.
Press the blue release button to release the handle and rotate the handle to the fully open position.
Align the guide pins on the SMP expansion connector with the guide pin sockets on the compute node and press the connector against the compute node.

Note: Make sure that the handle is in the open position to engage the connector with the compute node.
Press the handle against the assembly to lock the assembly against the compute node.

See Working with scalable partitions for information about configuring, modifying, and deleting scalable partitions.