146 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual BX924 S4
Mezzanine cards
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Ê After replacing a network controller in a server blade running Linux OS,
update its MAC address in the related NIC definition file as described in
section "Updating the NIC configuration file in a Linux environment" on
page 89.
Ê Update the firmware as described in section "Updating mezzanine card
firmware" on page 78.
Ê In order to configure a mezzanine card that has been installed or replaced,
the card’s Option ROM has to be enabled in the system board BIOS. For
SAN / iSCSI boot the card's Option ROM has to be enabled permanently. If
applicable, proceed as described in section "Enabling Option ROM scan" on
page 80.
Ê Enable boot watchdog functionality as described in section "Enabling boot
watchdog functionality" on page 84.
Ê If BitLocker functionality is used and has been disabled before starting the
maintenance task, re-enable BitLocker as described in section "Enabling
BitLocker functionality" on page 91.
Ê If applicable, restore LAN teaming configurations as described in section
"After replacing / upgrading LAN/CNA controllers" on page 94.