To install a CIOv form-factor expansion card, complete the following steps:
1. Read the Safety topic and the “Installation guidelines” on page 19.
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the blade server from the
BladeCenter unit. See “Removing the blade server from a BladeCenter unit” on page 20.
3. Open and remove the blade server cover. See “Removing the blade server cover” on page 22.
4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the part to any unpainted metal surface on the
BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack component; then, remove
the part from its package.
5. Orient the expansion card 1 over the system board.
6. Lower the card to the system board, aligning the connectors on the card with the 1Xe connector on
the system board.
7. Install and close the blade server cover. See “Installing and closing the blade server cover” on page
33.
Statement 21
CAUTION:
Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is connected to the power source. Always
replace the blade server cover before installing the blade server.
8. Install the blade server into the BladeCenter unit. See “Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter
unit” on page 34.
9. Use the documentation that comes with the expansion card to install device drivers and to perform
any configuration that the expansion card requires.
Figure 13. Installing a CIOv form-factor expansion card on the 1Xe connector
30 Power Systems: Installation and User's Guide for the IBM Power PS700 (8406-70Y)
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