Installing an I/O expansion adapter - Flex System x280 X6, x480 X6, and x880 X6 Compute Node Types 7903 and 4259

Use this information to install an I/O expansion adapter.

Before you begin

Before you install an I/O expansion adapter, complete the following steps:

Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
If the compute node is installed in an Flex System chassis, remove it (see Removing a compute node from a chassis for instructions).
Carefully lay the compute node on a flat, static-protective surface, orienting the compute node with the bezel pointing toward you.

The following notes describe information that you must consider when you install an I/O expansion adapter:

This component can be installed as an optional device or as a CRU. The installation procedure is the same for the optional device and the CRU.
Install the ServeRAID M5115 controller in I/O expansion connector 3 only.
The following adapters are supported only in I/O expansion connector 1 and connector 2:
- Flex System CN4054 10 Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter
- Flex System CN4058 8-port 10 Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter
- Flex System EN2024 4-port 1 Gb Ethernet Adapter
- Flex System FC5054 4-port 16 Gb FC Adapter

To install an I/O expansion adapter, complete the following steps.

Remove the cover (see Removing the compute node cover).
Locate the I/O expansion connectors (see System-board connectors).
Remove the expansion cover 1 from the connector, if one is present.
Touch the static-protective package that contains the adapter to any unpainted metal surface on the Flex System chassis or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack component; then, remove the adapter from the package.
Open the retention clips if they are closed.
Orient the connector on the expansion adapter with the I/O expansion connector and alignment pins on the system board 2 ; then, press the adapter into the I/O expansion connector.
Firmly press on the indicated locations to seat the expansion adapter in the connector and over the alignment pins.
Close the retention clips 3 .

After you install the I/O expansion adapter, complete the following steps:

Install the cover onto the compute node (see Installing the compute node cover for instructions).
Install the compute node into the chassis (see Installing a compute node in a chassis for instructions).
See the documentation that comes with the expansion adapter for device-driver and configuration information to complete the installation.