RX300 S7
Upgrade and Maintenance Manual
Contents
9.2.2.4 Installing a PCI slot bracket   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 198
9.2.2.5 Concluding steps .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 198
9.2.3 Replacing expansion cards   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 199
9.2.3.1 Required tools  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 199
9.2.3.2 Preliminary steps .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 199
9.2.3.3 Removing an expansion card   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 200
9.2.3.4 Installing an expansion card  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 200
9.2.3.5 Connecting cables to the expansion card   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 201
9.2.3.6 Connecting a battery backup unit to the expansion card .  .  . 201
9.2.3.7 Concluding steps .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 201
9.3 SAS RAID controller in PCI slot 7 .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 203
9.3.1 Installing the SAS RAID controller .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 203
9.3.1.1 Required tools  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 203
9.3.1.2 Preliminary steps .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 203
9.3.1.3 Preparing the SAS RAID controller   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 204
9.3.1.4 Installing the SAS RAID controller  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 204
9.3.1.5 Connecting cables to the expansion card   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 205
9.3.1.6 Connecting a backup unit to the expansion card .  .  .  .  .  .  . 205
9.3.1.7 Concluding steps .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 206
9.3.2 Removing the SAS RAID controller  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 207
9.3.2.1 Required tools  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 207
9.3.2.2 Preliminary steps .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 207
9.3.2.3 Removing the SAS RAID controller   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 208
9.3.2.4 Concluding steps .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 208
9.3.3 Replacing the SAS RAID controller  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 210
9.3.3.1 Required tools  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 210
9.3.3.2 Preliminary steps .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 210
9.3.3.3 Removing the defective SAS RAID controller  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 211
9.3.3.4 Installing the new SAS RAID controller   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 211
9.3.3.5 Connecting cables to the expansion card   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 211
9.3.3.6 Connecting a backup unit to the expansion card .  .  .  .  .  .  . 211
9.3.3.7 Concluding steps .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 211
9.4 Modular LAN controller in PCI slot 1  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 213
9.4.1 Installing the Modular LAN controller   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 213
9.4.1.1 Required tools  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 213
9.4.1.2 Preliminary steps .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 214
9.4.1.3 Preparing the Modular LAN controller  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 215
9.4.1.4 Removing PCI slot bracket .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 217
9.4.1.5 Installing the Modular LAN controller .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 217
9.4.1.6 Concluding steps .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 219
9.4.1.7 Concluding software tasks  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 220