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1: Operation Procedures
Installing Optional Components
Besides adding a system console, you can add or replace the following hardware items
on your Origin 3900 server:
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Peripheral component interface (PCI) cards
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Disk drives
The sections that follow discuss these activities in more detail.
Warning:
You can add or replace only the items listed in this section. For your safety
and for the protection of your server, contact your SGI system support engineer (SSE)
to install any hardware items not listed in this section.
Warning:
Before installing, operating, or servicing any part of this product, read the
“Safety Information” on page 249.
Adding or Removing PCI Cards
The PCI-X based I/O system, an industry standard for connecting peripherals to a
processor, is the primary I/O system for the Origin 3900 server. The hardware
components of this I/O system are contained in IX- and PX- bricks. The IX-brick provides
the base I/O functionality for the server and 12 PCI/PCI-X slots. One of the 12 slots is
reserved for a system PCI card. If additional PCI slots are required beyond the 11
remaining slots in the IX-brick, PX-bricks are configured into the server. Each PX-brick
provides an additional 12 PCI/PCI-X slots.
For instructions on how to install or remove PCI cards, see “Installing or Replacing PCI
or PCI-X Card” on page 202.
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