Warnings and cautions.............................................................................................................................................................................30
Preparation procedures............................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Removing the bezel................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Powering down the server..................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Extending the server from the rack..................................................................................................................................................31
Removing the server from the rack..................................................................................................................................................33
Accessing the product rear panel......................................................................................................................................................33
Removing the access panel................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Removing the air
bale............................................................................................................................................................................35
Remove the primary riser cage........................................................................................................................................................... 36
Installing the access panel..................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Installing the server into the rack......................................................................................................................................................38
Installing the access panel..................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Powering up the server............................................................................................................................................................................40
Installing the bezel......................................................................................................................................................................................40
Removing and replacing a fan blank................................................................................................................................................................. 41
Removing and replacing a fan...............................................................................................................................................................................42
Removing and replacing a drive blank.............................................................................................................................................................44
Removing and replacing a hot-plug drive......................................................................................................................................................45
Removing and replacing an M.2 SSD................................................................................................................................................................ 46
Drive backplanes...........................................................................................................................................................................................................47
Removing and replacing the 4LFF SAS/SATA drive backplane......................................................................................47
Removing and replacing the 8SFF SAS/SATA or NVMe drive backplane.................................................................48
Removing and replacing the 2SFF SAS/SATA or NVMe drive backplane.................................................................49
Removing and replacing an expansion board..............................................................................................................................................51
Removing and replacing the secondary riser blank................................................................................................................................. 53
Removing and replacing a riser board..............................................................................................................................................................53
Removing and replacing the GPU holder....................................................................................................................................................... 55
Removing and replacing the GPU.......................................................................................................................................................................56
Removing and replacing a Smart Array type-a modular controller................................................................................................ 57
Removing and replacing an energy pack........................................................................................................................................................58
Removing and replacing the energy pack holder...................................................................................................................................... 59
Removing and replacing the optical drive blank........................................................................................................................................60
Removing and replacing the optical drive......................................................................................................................................................62
Removing and replacing a chassis ear..............................................................................................................................................................64
Removing and replacing the LFF front I/O assembly..............................................................................................................................65
Removing and replacing the SFF front I/O assembly..............................................................................................................................66
Removing and replacing the iLO Service Port assembly in LFF....................................................................................................... 69
Removing and replacing the iLO Service Port assembly in SFF........................................................................................................70
Removing and replacing the USB
30 cable assembly in LFF............................................................................................................ 71
Removing and replacing the FlexibleLOM adapter.................................................................................................................................. 72
Removing and replacing the Pensando DSP
DSC-25îš…2p SFP28 card with the iLO Sideband ALOM Module...... 73
Decommissioning the Pensando DSP DSC-25îš…2p SFP28 card........................................................................................73
Removing and replacing the Pensando DSP
DSC-25îš…2p SFP28 card......................................................................... 73
Removing and replacing the Pensando DSP iLO Sideband ALOM Module..............................................................75
Removing and replacing the serial port cable............................................................................................................................................. 77
Removing and replacing a power supply blank.......................................................................................................................................... 78
Removing and replacing the non-hot-plug power supply....................................................................................................................79
Removing and replacing a hot-plug power supply................................................................................................................................... 81
Removing and replacing the PDB or PDB cover.........................................................................................................................................82
Removing and replacing a DIMM guard..........................................................................................................................................................83
DIMM-processor compatibility..............................................................................................................................................................................84
Removing and replacing a DIMM.......................................................................................................................................................85
Removing and replacing a heatsink...................................................................................................................................................................85
Removing a heatsink.................................................................................................................................................................................85
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