1.Whenyoureassemblethecomponentsintheserver,besuretorouteallcablescarefullysothattheyare
notexposedtoexcessivepressure.
2.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,youmusteitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestfirmwareor
restorethepre-existingfirmwarefromadisketteorCDimage.Makesurethatyouhavethelatest
firmwareoracopyofthepre-existingfirmwarebeforeyouproceed.See“Updatingthefirmware”
onpage85
,“UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier(UUID)”onpage102,and“Updatingthe
DMI/SMBIOSdata”onpage104
.
3.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,makesurethatyouremovetheIntegratedManagementModuleII
(IMM2)AdvancedUpgradeandplaceitonthenewsystemboard.ForinformationabouttheAdvanced
Upgrade,see“Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatures”onpage97
4.ReactivateanyFeaturesonDemandfeaturesafterreplacingthesystemboard.Instructionsfor
automatingtheactivationoffeaturesandinstallingactivationkeysisintheFeaturesonDemandUser's
Guide.Todownloadthedocument,gotohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/x/fod/,login,andclickHelp.
5.Someclustersolutionsrequirespecificcodelevelsorcoordinatedcodeupdates.Ifthedeviceispart
ofaclustersolution,verifythatthelatestlevelofcodeissupportedfortheclustersolutionbefore
youupdatethecode.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage31.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoslidetheserveroutfromtherack
enclosure,turnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Toreplacethesystemboard,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthesystemboardtoanyunpaintedmetalsurface
ontheserver;then,removethesystemboardfromthepackage.
Note:Whenyouareholdingorreplacingthesystemboardintheserver,avoidtouchingthecable
clipsonthesideofthechassisandtheconnectorsonthesystemboard.Becarefulnottodamage
anysurroundingcomponentsinsidethechassis.
Step2.Alignthesystemboardwiththechassisandreplacetheninescrewsthatyouremoved.
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