IBM BladeCenter HS12 Type 1916, Service Manual

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The storage interface card comes in the SAS and SATA controller models. The SAS
storage interface card controls the SAS storage drives and the SATA storage
interface card controls the SATA and solid state storage drives.
Note:
1. The following illustration shows how to remove a storage interface card from
the system board.
2. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Storage
interface
card standoff
Storage interface
card
To remove a storage interface card, complete the following steps.
1.
Before you begin, read “Safety” on page v and “Installation guidelines” on
page 31.
2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see “Removing
the blade server from the BladeCenter unit” on page 33 for instructions).
3. Remove the blade server cover (see “Removing the blade server cover” on page
35 for instructions).
4. If an optional expansion unit is installed, remove the expansion unit (see
“Removing an optional expansion unit” on page 37).
5. Gently lift the card out of the expansion-card connectors; then, slide the
notched end of the card out of the raised hook on the storage-interface card
standoff and lift the card out of the blade server.
6.
If you are instructed to return the storage interface card, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
Installing a storage interface card
Use this information to install a storage interface card in the blade server.
The storage interface card comes in SAS and SATA controller models. The SAS
storage interface card controls the SAS storage drives and the SATA storage
interface card controls the SATA and solid state storage drives.
Note:
1.
The following illustration shows how to install a storage interface card in the
system board.
2. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
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BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014, 8028 or 1916: Problem Determination and Service Guide