Cisco UCS C220 M4, Maintaining The Server

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Chapter 3 Maintaining the Server
Installing or Replacing Server Components
Replacing a PCIe Card
Note
If you are installing a Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card, there are prerequisite considerations. See
Special Considerations for Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Cards, page 3-53 .
Note If you are installing a RAID controller card, see RAID Controller Considerations, page C-1 for more
information about supported cards and cabling.
To install or replace a PCIe card, follow these steps:
Step 1 Remove an existing PCIe card (or a blank filler panel) from the PCIe riser:
a.
Shut down and power off the server as described in Shutting Down and Powering Off the Server,
page 3-8 .
b. Slide the server out the front of the rack far enough so that you can remove the top cover. You might
have to detach cables from the rear panel to provide clearance.
Caution
If you cannot safely view and access the component, remove the server from the rack.
c.
Remove the top cover as described in Removing and Replacing the Server Top Cover, page 3-9 .
d. Remove any cables from the ports of the PCIe card that you are replacing.
e.
Use two hands to grasp the metal bracket of the riser assembly and lift straight up to disengage its
connectors from the two sockets on the motherboard.
f. Open the hinged plastic retainer that secures the rear-panel tab of the card (see Figure 3-29 ).
g.
Pull evenly on both ends of the PCIe card to remove it from the socket on the PCIe riser.
If the riser has no card, remove the blanking panel from the rear opening of the riser.
Step 2
Install a new PCIe card:
a. Open the hinged plastic retainer
b.
With the hinged tab retainer open, align the new PCIe card with the empty socket on the PCIe riser.
c. Push down evenly on both ends of the card until it is fully seated in the socket.
d.
Ensure that the card’s rear panel tab sits flat against the riser rear-panel opening and then close the
hinged tab retainer over the card’s rear-panel tab (see
Figure 3-29 ).
e. Position the PCIe riser over its two sockets on the motherboard and over the chassis alignment
channels (see
Figure 3-27 ).
f.
Carefully push down on both ends of the PCIe riser to fully engage its connector with the sockets
on the motherboard.
g. Replace the top cover.
h.
Replace the server in the rack, replace cables, and then power on the server by pressing the Power
button.
i. If the card that you replaced was a RAID controller, continue with Restoring RAID Configuration
After Replacing a RAID Controller, page C-24 .