Use these instructions to replace the PCIe Expansion Node system board.
Before you replace the PCIe Expansion Node system
board, complete the following steps:
- Read Safety and Installation guidelines.
- If the PCIe Expansion Node is installed in a Flex System Enterprise Chassis, remove it (see Removing a PCIe Expansion Node and attached compute node host for instructions).
Statement 21
CAUTION:
Hazardous energy is present
when the blade is connected to the power source. Always replace the
blade cover before installing the blade.
Note: The PCIe Expansion Node enclosure
and system board are replaced as a unit.
To replace the expansion node system board, complete the following steps.
- Remove the PCIe Expansion Node cover, if installed. (see Removing the cover for instructions).
- Remove all of the internal components from the expansion
node enclosure and place them on a flat static-protective surface
for reuse.
- Remove the full-height PCIe riser assembly (see Removing the full-height PCIe riser for instructions). Do not remove the adapters or fillers that are installed in the riser.
- Remove the low-profile PCIe riser assembly (see Removing the low-profile PCIe riser for instructions). Do not remove the adapters or fillers that are installed in the riser.
- Remove the I/O expansion adapters, if installed (see Removing an I/O expansion adapter for instructions).
- Remove the interposer cable, if installed (see Removing the interposer cable for instructions).
- If you are instructed to return the expansion node enclosure, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
- Install the following internal components in a new PCIe Expansion Node enclosure:
- Install the low-profile PCIe riser assembly (see Installing the low-profile PCIe riser for instructions).
- Install the full-height PCIe riser assembly (see Installing the full-height PCIe riser for instructions).
After installing the PCIe risers in a new the expansion
node enclosure, complete the following steps:
- Attach the PCIe Expansion Node to the 2-bay shelf, install the interposer cable, and install the I/O expansion adapters, if any were removed (see Attaching the PCIe Expansion Node to a compute node host for instructions).
- Close the cover and install the 2-bay shelf assembly into the Flex System Enterprise Chassis (see Completing the installation for instructions).
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