IBM QS22 - BladeCenter - 0793, Installation And User Manual

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Installing the optional SAS expansion card
The QS22 blade server does not have any built-in disk storage. The SAS expansion
card allows you to use SAS attached storage. Use the blue handling areas to
handle the card.
Complete the following steps to install the SAS expansion card:
1. Read the safety information beginning on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 19.
2. If applicable, 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 the BladeCenter unit” on page 20.
3. Open the blade server cover. See “Opening and removing the blade server
cover” on page 21.
4. Locate the two SAS expansion card connectors and the ball stud on the system
board.
5. Locate the connectors and the ball socket on the SAS adapter card.
6. Align the connectors on the system board with the connectors on the SAS
adapter card.
Connectors
Ball socket
Figure 20. SAS expansion card reverse side
Connectors
for SAS
expansion card
Ball stud
1
Figure 21. SAS expansion card connector and ball stud location
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