Use this information to install an interposer cable.
Before you begin
Before you install
an
interposer cable,
complete the following steps:
- Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
- If the compute
node is installed in a 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.
About this task
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.
Two microprocessors must be installed
for the compute node to support an interposer cable.
Procedure
To install an interposer cable,
complete the following steps:
-
Remove the cover (see Removing the compute node cover).
-
Locate the interposer connector
(see System-board connectors).
-
If an I/O expansion adapter is installed over the interposer connector,
remove it (see Removing an I/O expansion adapter).
-
Touch the static-protective package that contains the interposer cable
to any unpainted metal surface on the IBM Flex
System chassis
or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack component;
then, remove the interposer cable
from the package.
-
Remove the plastic cover from the connector, if one is
present.
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Orient the connector on the interposer cable
with the connector and alignment pins on the system board; then, press
the cable into the interposer connector.
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Firmly press on the indicated locations to seat the interposer cable.
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If necessary, install the I/O expansion adapter (see Installing an I/O expansion adapter).
What to do next
After you install the
interposer cable,
complete the following steps:
- See the documentation that comes
with the optional device that
attaches to the interposer cable
to complete the installation.
- Install the cover onto the compute
node (see Installing the compute node cover for instructions).
